So Christmas was really nice.  Santa dropped by the house earlier and left some nice gifts.  I don’t think any of us did too badly this year.  Even Sascha had a good day.

Rick got several Portal 2 items, which should make his year.  Rich got his usual beer t-shirts, a diamond plate mailbox, and some tools.  I got a sash for my Ren Faire outfit in Campbell tartan, a cover for my Nook, and a cooler I can take to Ravinia. 

Rich made dinner.  It has become our tradition to have rib roast rare with Yorkshire pudding.  This year’s offering was no exception.  The roast was great and the pudding (actually more like muffins) were tasty.  Sascha even got a rib bone to chew on.  Poor baby, she had no idea what to do with it.  She wanted to take it to her den and savor the flavor. 

Unfortunately, my sinus condition persists.  The guys went for an afternoon walk with Sascha out at the forest preserve.  Moraine State Park was closed for the holiday.  However, the trail at the preserve runs along the river.  So it was a nice walk, even if Sascha got a little muddy. She seemed to enjoy her time out with the guys.

I posted picture from our day up on Picasa.  You can find these at:  https://picasaweb.google.com/JZurekFamily/Christmas2011#

Rick was setting so that the window was at his back and the camera didn’t flash to fill in enough on some of these so he does appear quite so many times as Rich.  I assure you he did well for Christmas.

Hope your holidays were good and continue to be so through the New Year.