Where did it GO?

Christmas, I mean - first it was miles away and now it's gone! It would have helped mark the event if only ONE chick had made it to hatching but I guess it just wasn't meant to be...

Still swallowing bitter disappointment but I'm focusing on the future now: we're starting a new year in less than a week, and then it'll be my birthday a few weeks after that and my reward for not crying as I enter a new decade will be a glorious incubator! For me it signifies new life, new adventures, new beginnings.

Everything for a reason.

Vegas and I spent a quiet xmas eve watching our favorite movies (Flash Gordon, Bad Santa, Spinal Tap), we exchanged gifts and drank non-boozy bubbly - it was good! - while listening to cheesy Christmas music, very quaint :)

This is my favorite prezzie, the Rooster of Luck And Happiness:

So far it's the only chicken art item I have in the house, hope to collect more pieces over the years to commemorate events! This roo sits on the windowsill above the kitchen sink so I can rub his belly for good luck every morning - LOL!

Christmas Day afternoon was spent at my brother's place with family, we set out loads of food on the table and had a buffet-style meal to ease the pressure of cooking and cleaning in a small house with a 2-year old in a leg cast. Yes I stuffed myself and no, it's not going in the "junk food watch" box! Some things have to remain private... shameful things.

Once a year it's all calorie-free, you know!

We had a fun gift exchange with my mom acting as MC, she put a lot of time and effort into making it memorable and for that I thank her from the bottom of my heart. She's the heart glue of the family!

After that we drove home and my mom, stepdad, sister and her BF came to sleep over, we had a nice breakfast together and now they're on their way for more family visits, hoping to make their way home before the predicted storm settles in. Not sure if it's snow or rain or a mix of both that's heading our way but I hope it's not a mess.

All is quiet in the house now... Vegas is watching his beloved soccer football game, I'm fighting off a headache, the dogs are napping and the flock is flocking about in the coop, I suppose...

Dante aka "minge" can pull such unflattering faces sometimes... to whit:

Yep, ain't a pretty thing!

Today's for resting, and I mean it. The lack of sunshine is a drain on the system, it's dull gray days after dull gray days and all the Vitamin D supplements in the world aren't helping.

Mmm, naps... hot tea... a play in the snow with the doggies and that'll be it. Leftovers for dinner and perhaps a movie tonight, if I can stay awake that long.

Hope you all had a lovely Christmas, please do tell me about it!

/end of Happy Boxing Day, Peeps! post/