Journal

No snow, but temperatures in the 30's. Leah, Kitty Lou and Felicia went to 5:00 o'clock mass, Cat and Cynthia watched a funny Eddie Murphy movie - "The Haunted Mansion" and Tim kept the fire going in the stove in the old house. Per normal Karl behaviour, everyone gathered in the kitchen around the island while Christmas Eve dinner was in the works. We ate about 8:30 - we snapped our Christmas crackers, put on our silly hats and then dinner - wonderful Phelps cabernet thanks to Pat; beef tenderloin with horseradish sauce, roasted mushrooms, twice baked potatoes and steamed broccoli followed by coffee and cherry cheesecake. We trooped to the old house which was a cozy 70 degrees and Cat being the youngest handed out the gifts. It was fun to see what everyone got and each unwrapped their gift before the next one was handed out. Then onto a ping pong rematch between team Pat/Cat and team Tim/Cynthia - teams are currently tied in the series. Then one round of euchre, which Kitty Lou and Cynthia won. A lovely evening.