Christmas At Gem's

This morning Rocky was the first up, he was also the last to bed! He was very excited about the Fat Man coming. He left cookies and pop tarts for Santa, and he wanted to know which he preferred. Santa ate the pop tarts. This kid could not wait to open his presents and he knows the rules, no presents until dad gets up. And this morning it was a hard thing, since Fred took NyQuil before bed last night.

After all presents were unwrapped and the paper was picked up, we had a very nice surprise at our front door. Friends of ours dropped in to say Merry Christmas! They came with a very thoughtful gift, a small porcelain tea pot with a message to say that "the handle is like the arms you put around everyone" and the spout is like "the love you pour out to all" and they added a box of spiritual tea to the gift.

I am in the process of making a Chocolate Ganache Cake for dessert --- it is to die for! It is the Barefoot Contessa's Recipe. I will eat a piece for all.

Part Two of Christmas At Gem's will be published later. Bye for now!