Considering everybody else around here, we came out good. Mom, she's living and still around. That's a pretty good Christmas present.

Christmas was pretty dismal this year.

It used to light up during Christmas. It looked pretty amazing.

The cheese board is my big treat at Christmas that I have to deny myself during the rest of year.

We'll keep sending him packages, but Christmas cards next year may be another story.

She tried to cook spaghetti once but only put in a couple teaspoons of water. So we have to cook for her now. But that's OK. She's got a lot of people behind her with everything she's been through and all.