Woke up and we opened presents. Makenna was more into it this year and enjoyed ripping the wrapping paper off of things. She got a lot of DVD movies from us (easy to transport back to England). A lot of them were Christmas type movies - the classics - Rudolph, Frosty, Santa is Coming to Town, etc.
We then went over to my dad's house for our usual Cinnabon and hot cocoa. I am really glad we only eat them once a year. They are way too addictive! Makenna got a really nice coat and a mini tea set that she really enjoyed playing with. One of the things we got was another three bottles of A1. Now we have six to take back to England as we bought three ourselves.
Went back to our house so Makenna could take a nap before going to grandma and grandpa Jones. When we got to their house, we opened more gifts. As there was more people, Makenna was not shy about trying to open any gift she got her hands on. She got another beautiful coat and we got...three more bottles of A1. We had to laugh at that. We're keeping them all, just not taking them all back. Customs will think we're trying to sell them if we took them all. We had a great dinner that included turkey and ham. Makenna's grandma Jones was sympathetic to our pleas for some turkey as we didn't have any for Thanksgiving.
Then it was off to Christmas Poker. I know, not to religious or "keeping with the spirit" of Christmas, but it's a good way to get together with our friends and show them how much we care by taking some of their money. Makenna was fairly well behaved as we took her DVD's and she got to watch a movie or two while we played. Then it was back to home where we could lay our heads down for a cold winter's night.
Unfortunately, when we got home, my brother Jared told me to call my other brother Josh. Josh informed me that my grandmother (who is almost 99) had her arm broken at the nursing home. She just moved in about two weeks ago and now this happened. I guess the aide was trying to get her into bed and must of done it by lifting her arms, is what we're guessing. It's a complete break and she'll have to see a specialist on Monday to see whether to just let it heal by itself, which would probably take a very long time, or to have surgery to repair it, which I can't see being a good option. The nursing home looked and saw in the record that there was supposed to be at least two people assisting in getting her in and out of bed so why the breakdown that led to this is beyond me. It's just amazes me that the many years that she was in my brother's care and then you put her in a place for her betterment and this happens.
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