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We opened the last presents (from John and Yvonne, and Kimi’s Uncle Tom and his wife Jennifer) and Sammy loved his last new toys. He really figured out how to unwrap a box by the end.

After the last presents, we put away the tree and the fiber optic Santa, and now Christmas is done.

My family used to have a 12th night party when we lived in Saratoga, with skits and lots of desserts. I always felt decorations should stay up for the twelve days after Christmas, so I guess we ended up putting them away a day early, but Kimi was ready to be done.

Christmas is hectic, and Kimi gets stressed out, but my parents always made Christmas so special growing up that I guess I still think of it as my favorite time of year.

Oops, there’s still a wreath on the front door. Guess I’ll leave it there for one more day. Happy Twelfth Night, everyone. (And on a side note, “Twelfth” is a very awkward word. But so is “awkward.”)

UPDATE 1/5: Jen came over to watch Sammy today and bought him a gift (a fun flap book and cute red outfit), so Christmas wasn’t quite as over as I thought.

HEALTH UPDATE: My cough is finally done, Kimi’s migraines and aches seem to be over, but Sammy has a runny nose and is clearly fighting something. And so the cycle begins anew.

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