Day 1946. I went to bed late, as usual, and was hoping to sleep in as we didn't have to go anywhere. Of course the kids were up early, and by 10:30 Randy got me out of bed so he could go to the grocery store. The kids then were all around me, wanting me to get up, and Sammy wanted to watch videos of themselves, when they were little, as did Tammy who was also sitting on my bed.

Day 1945. After a very short night, the kids were up early. I went back to sleep after they had gotten up. At 8:45 my alarm went off, and I got up to get ready for us to leave the house. Randy and Sammy left the house before us, just after 9 am. They had to pick up a book from somebody's home; a Christmas present.

Day 1944. Yesterday Randy took the kids to kindergarten, while I lay back down for an hour until my alarm woke me up at 9:30. I taught from 10 to 11 am, then got ready to leave the house. Randy and I took the subway for three stops to go buy a Christmas tree there. We always buy it at that place, as the least walking is involved. I picked a tree quickly, then the guy put a net around it and helped tie it to Randy's cart.