on stephen's day in the morning

well we made it through another christmas. it went well. the weather was clear, rainy, and snowy. we gave the dogs a plaid stuffed bear and they eviscerated it swiftly, coating the wood floor with clouds of fluff. we had a fire in the woodstove and opened gifts from each other, my parents in maryland, my sister and brother-in-law in ohio, my aunt and uncle in north carolina; thank you all. we ate chicken and potatoes and stuffing and beans. and cole slaw. and pie and ice cream. and starting today i'm counting calories! next year kara wants to be pagan and celebrate on the solstice rather than on christmas, and i'm down with that. it don't make me no nevermind; it's not as if we reveled yesterday in the birth of christ. we just had the day off from work and gave each other presents.