Just to let you know...

all is well in the Martin household! (No, you didn't miss anything, I just hadn't posted any news in a while.)

Christmas went pretty much without a hitch. It wasn't quite what I expected, mainly because our traditions were "off". I am used to making a Christmas Eve "rush" to see all of my family and Shaun's. This year, we went to Warren over the weekend and came back on Saturday the 23rd. We went to church on Christmas Eve and spent that evening at Shaun's parents. Christmas day we actually got to sleep in a little bit. This will probably be the last Christmas morning that will happen for a while! And I did some cleaning...yes, on Christmas morning! Shaun's parents wanted to come see Cayson "open" his gifts so while we waited on them I cleaned. Cayson actually didn't open his gifts until about noon! That probably won't ever happen again either, for a while anyway! He really did a good job. He loved the ribbon and the paper. And he loved chewing on his new clothes. He also got some toys, but I think he will have to grow into them a little.

That night, Shaun and I prepared a special dinner for just the two of us. Roast duck, twice baked mashed potatoes, and sweet green beans. It was wonderful! Then we opened our gifts to each other. It really was a nice day. Just different without my family.

Our worship time on Sunday was really special, in my opinion. There were several technical bloopers, which irks Shaun, but as I told him, it was still a really worshipful time. There is just something really special about being in church at Christmastime.

Well, I guess I need to get off of here. We spent the whole day today, just being lazy. It felt good, but now I need to clean! Oh, I get to see Lee Ann and Taylor tomorrow!

Happy New Year!