Christmas Day 2008

B enjoying a Christmas breakfast of French toast, ham and fruit salad


Santa forgot to fill our stockings


Jay's big gift was car maintenance scheduled for the next day, but he also received this big festive bucket of smaller of gifts


and this set of pots and pans which he was super happy to get


the only photo of me taken on Christmas Day

our big 52 inch

Planet Earth (a Christmas present from Jay) on our new TV (our Christmas present to ourselves)

B set up our TV in early December and we have already had many hours of viewing pleasure. Almost better than the theater for movies. And definitely better than being there for the Bills game.

tonight's the night

And you ask me what I want this year
And I try to make this kind and clear
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
Cuz I don't need boxes wrapped in strings
And desire and love and empty things
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days


So take these words
And sing out loud
Cuz everyone is forgiven now
Cuz tonight's the night the world begins again



And it's someplace simple where we could live
And something only you can give
And that's faith and trust and peace while we're alive
And the one poor child that saved this world
And there's 10 million more who probably could
If we all just stopped and said a prayer for them


So take these words
And sing out loud
Cuz everyone is forgiven now
Cuz tonight's the night the world begins again



I wish everyone was loved tonight
And somehow stop this endless fight
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days


So take these words
And sing out loud
Cuz everyone is forgiven now
Cuz tonight's the night the world begins again

Cuz tonight's the night the world begins again

lyrics by Buffalo's own Goo Goo Dolls

ralphie's got nuttin' on jay

santa's little helper - 1988

rosy cheeks

Jay - 1984

Our gingerbread house Christmas of 2007. Now imagine two feet of snow dumped on it and that is how it looks Christmas of 2008.