Anyone else working on Christmas Eve?

Hi again. I am writing this on Christmas Eve, from work! We were required to work a half day today. It's really quite ridiculous. I drove a half hour to get here and work four hours and then turn around drive a half hour back home. We are located in a large office complex made up of about 8 or 10 buildings and we are the ONLY one with cars in the parking lot today! Ah well, what can you do (besides go skiing in Tahoe, which is what the boss is doing today)?

We had Brownmas yesterday and it was just wonderful. On Brownmas Eve (Saturday night)I ended up letting the boys open one present, which was their Wii. Everett was completely shocked and very excited. He had NO idea they were getting one -- probably because I told them there was no way we were getting one. But the Wii was the only thing Scott asked for for Christmas, so I caved. We opened most of the other presents Sunday, but left one each to open on Christmas morning. We were lazy all day, except for the time it took to cook dinner (prime rib, yorkshire pudding [a success again], roasted asparagus and mashed potatoes).

The boys are home today playing the Wii and Guild Wars (Everett's new computer game) and have probably not noticed yet that I am not there. Just kidding. Scott knows I am gone because I woke him up before I left. I was grumpy that I had to be up and wanted someone else to be up and grumpy with me.

I will post a few pictures from Brownmas on Flickr later, so look for those. I will be missing my family today and tomorrow. Please know that I love you all very much!