As is now our tradition, we stayed home for Christmas and enjoyed it for the most part. I am sad in that this is the last my daughter will be with us before she gets married next year. So, we made the best of it. We opened gifts when we woke up and I had a great time–I always enjoy giving presents more than receiving them. Kathryn was tickled with her pink GPS (Garmin nuvi 250 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator (Pink)). No need to ask about technical specifications, accuracy, or availability of up-to-date maps, what is important is that it is PINK!

Sara made steak and eggs for breakfast which was really good. We ate together and talked. Nice change of pace. Later in the day, as everyone grew lazy, I started cleaning out some desk drawers–something I usually do over the holidays but missed last year. I got rid of a lot of junk and got most everything organized for the new year.

As for my gifts, Sara took a stab at my Amazon wish list and got me War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History: 1500 to Today by Max Boot, The Past as Prologue: The Importance of History to the Military Profession edited by Williamson Murray and Richard Hart Sinnreich, and two DVDs–Fail-safe (Special Edition) with Henry Fonda and Walter Matthau and A&Es Biography – Admiral William . Sara and Kathryn also “gave” me The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition by J. K. Rowling. I say “gave” because I picked up three copies while on a trip and gave one to each of them and they “gave” one to me.