Did Everyone Have a Good, Safe Christmas?

We had a wonderful Christmas. My PA son loved his chest of Vermont Nut Free chocolates, and for the first time in ages, got to try something new and special.
Everything was cooked at home, from scratch, and dinner was delicious.
We are very thankful indeed.

Dear Cindy & Everyone,
What a pleasure this Christmas was-I did the majority of the cooking on Christmas Eve & Christmas Day. Not one worry-I did all the baking for everyone(what a job that was-what a relief though). Bobby got to eat everything without asking & I felt so comfortable.
We did receive a box of chocolates in the mail(all peanuts/nuts)My mom just took it & put it in her car. No problems.
I hope everyone had a great Christmas & everyone was safe.
Happy Holidays
Ronna

We had a wonderful Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We were at my husband's side for Christmas Eve and my side for Christmas Day. There were a lot of family members at both parties. Everyone was completely aware of Evan's allergy and talked about it a lot. I thanked them all and let them know that they will never know how much I appreciate them being so considerate. My husband's aunt said that she could only imagine what it was like.
We just moved into our new house on the 21st so we got to open presents in our new home. My boys have really made themselves at home here. That makes me so happy. Santa brought everything on their lists, so they were happy. As my 3 1/2 yr old opened his presents he would say, "Oh, it's just what I ordered!" He's so funny. Take care. Deanna

Safe, peaceful and small. I paid the price also of doing all the cooking for the peace of mind. We only had a few people over and insisted that they bring NO food. We have learned that taking no chances is the only way to enjoy our holidays. Thats why I call myself..
Head Cook

Well, I realize that I'm posting this a little late, but it's been one thing after another around here. A lot of the time I didn't even have internet access because of downed phone lines or computer illnesses, etc. *sigh*
Anyway. =) We had a perfectly boring Christmas, which is actually what I wanted. Well, ok, so it wasn't completely boring. I did have a last minute crisis making the kids' flannel sheet sets, but still. lol My mom and dad and 3 younger brothers came over on my birthday (22nd) and stayed through Christmas. We were scheduled to go to my grandparent's Christmas Day after opening up gifts here, but only made it about 2mi down the road when we called it off. The roads were just too icy. *YEA!!!*
That sounds horrid, I know, but I REALLY was not looking forward to that visit. I love my grandparents, but I've never liked my Dad's only brother or his wife, for starters, and then too, Mother (my gma) makes this absolutely delicious fudge--chock full of nuts! Granted, they are walnuts, and we don't have any evidence that Matt is allergic to walnuts, but still. Oh, and I can't forget the peanut butter cookies she makes every year either...which of course, we DO have evidence he's allergic to. The thing is, she doesn't make a little of this stuff...she'll have at LEAST a dozen tins full of cookies and candy lying around, besides a ton of nut-filled cakes and pies (last count I heard for this year was 4 cakes, and 7 pies!) So the roads being icy and the visiting being cancelled was a gift in and of itself for me! =)
The kids got very few toys (on purpose!) but loved the ones they did get, and loved everything else too. Mike and I both got really good gifts (new computer desk, CDRW drive, stereo...this was a good gift year! lol), and nobody was sick! Last year Matt was REAL sick for his first Christmas, and yet we still went visiting. It's no wonder to me now why his face/eyes swelled so much worse at the grandparents! Never put two and two together last year. Man am I ever glad the roads were icy this year!! WOOHOOO!!!

oops forgot to mention that because we didn't go visiting, one set of grandparents decided to come out here last week. They brought the gifts from them and my aunts/uncles with them. There was a tin of cookies (contained hazelnuts, but he had already eaten one before I got a chance to read the label...no probs, thank goodness!)...and then from an aunt that I would have thought would have been able to understand....a gigantic (3lb) box of NUT-NUT-NUT filled chocolates. Not just ANY nuts, mind you...besides the walnuts, almonds, and brazil nuts, there were peanuts too!! *sigh* The box did get opened (thanks Mom *insert sarcasm here!*), but Matt didn't get any, and once everyone went home, we shipped the chocolates home with a friend of ours.

Mattsmom,I am glad you posted late,because I feel I can now. We did have a nice Christmas overall. My little one got the Croup on Christmas eve so I was up all night trying to relax and get rid of this. We did the shower and the outdoor thing all night. I was wet from the shower then freezing from the night air. On Christmas morning I felt terrible for him because you could tell he wanted to be so excited,but couldn't. He ended up at the hospital at around 7 and they gave him some things of course to help and make him better. When I got home he did get some sleep. Christopher did get his guitar and therefore his day was made. We went to my mothers for a while when Stephen was what we thought getting better. We had a delicious meal of Prime Rib and then some pies. Everything there is always safe for Christopher.I am glad we didn't have your icy roads when I had to run him to the hospital because I don't know what i would have done. i am however glad it worked out for you. Have a good day. claire