8th Day of Christmas - Amazon "Prime" Comes Through

Amazon Prime in Alaska means the things ordered weeks before Christmas will be shipped early on the 26th and 27th and arrive on the 1st of January. It doesn't matter for most of what we've ordered. We'll not have our immediate family gift exchange until Epiphany, actually thinking the weekend after.

I did hope this little cup would arrive before the Christmas Adam Tea. Isn't it darling. It's PLASTIC. I bought one to keep here for Bella to have tea at Granna's house. I will get another for her sister and future grand girls.....I ordered one to give her for Christmas, along with a book. They arrived and we'll take them over soon.

The boys' Christmas gifts also arrived. Since Benny lives in the house....we went to their apartment and delivered his gifts.

It makes me happy that Benny has a reading corner and loves books. He headed off with his book and we had to call him back to open the "real" present. 

We got him a couple of little tractors. What we wanted to purchase said it wasn't good for children under 3 years old....maybe we'll rebel next year. LOL  He liked these. Here, he discovers the back moves back and forth on one of them. 

Krista and Alex headed out for their one on one time fairly early in the day.  She sent a photo!

I processed ham stock, asked a question on Facebook and with the help of my friends came up with a plan. I processed 15 pints of beans in the ham stock.

Alex led the way in getting all the kids outside to move the mounds of snow that had slid into our parking spot.

Alex, Krista, Stacia, Nolan

Nolan has two days off....I'm hoping he rests. He's looking run down with the many hours and the cold he was fighting.

Krista took Michael and I out for dinner. It was fun to spend time alone with her sharing our heart and hearing hers.  We stopped by Walmart before heading home. I LOVE Christmas shopping after Christmas.  We stocked up on wrapping paper (some of which will be used this year)....  $.20 - .60 a roll. We picked up 12 little stockings and 12 mantle hangars at 75% off....next year I will just have stockings for all at our home. No need for them to bring them here to be filled. I also picked up a few yard signs which will work the whole winter at 75% off. Michael got all new lights for our house at 75% off. He won't be able to install them until spring....so we limp along with new strands dying after each storm. LOL  Our plan was to leave the lights up until the last dog reached Nome (from the Iditarod), instead we'll see how many are left by that time.

They rounded the night out with snowboard kids. 

We forgot another day of scavenger hunts. Ugh.....the days are full.