a vacation post

I wasn't going to post anything during the break. I had a few days of vacation left in the "use it or lose it" category, so I've been laying low over the past few days, or 10. A bunch of cool stuff has happened.

Great Christmas Eve services, fabulous family time, some pretty fun gifts. Christmas morning was the usual melee of shredding wrapping paper to get the the goods, but I think we managed to not get totally absorbed in the consumerism of the season.

The big thing for us was getting to hang out with family and enjoy the time together. It was the first year that we've not spent Christmas with cousin Wes in his life. It was Kim's first Christmas in 30 years without her sister Erin (Wes' mom). That was kind of sad, but unavoidable. The Er-bear is great with child and could deliver at any moment.

I am currently watching Penn State tussle with Texas A&M. It didn't look good for PSU until a few minutes ago, but now it's all tied up at 14. My kids are wired like crazy, and I'm about ready to send them off to bed.

I've been fighting a stomach bug for the past 2 days, so these wings might not be the best idea. But it's the Valero Alamo Bowl, and you can't watch the Valero Alamo Bowl without wings, can you? Maybe I'll have a pepto chaser, just to be on the safe side.