Quiet Christmas

We have enjoyed a rather quiet Christmas holiday. I actually had Christmas Eve and the rest of the weekend off from work. Santa did make a stop at our house with a few items for each person even though our main gift for the family was the laptop that we didn't wait till Christmas to start using.
Mark's mom came for a visit on Saturday morning till Monday afternoon. We enjoy her visits and she is a great help with getting caught up on dishes and laundry which is never ending around our house.
The weather was such that on Christmas Eve, Mark & I almost hit a parked car directly across from our house head-on. There had been some mix of light precipitation throughout the day so the side roads were turning very slick. As much as we always enjoy the Christmas Eve service at our church, we didn't feel that we could chance wrecking a vehicle to go so we stayed home. Our candlelight service was held with a Gaither Homecoming Christmas in Atlanta (I saw a little of it but slept through most.).
Mark did get to use his snowblower again over the weekend. It was debatable as to whether he should bother with the blower or just use a shovel but the blower it was. No one was predicting much but we did end up with a couple of fresh inches here & there.
I have been back to work since Sunday evening so not much excitement for this week. I have Wednesday off but then back to work for New Year's Eve & the weekend.
The kids go back to school on Monday & we will all be getting back into the routine of things around here. Stephen is done with basketball (at least through school) so that should lighten up on some of the evening activities & running around that we had during Nov. & Dec. We haven't decided if we are signing Stephen & Joshua up for more basketball through the Y during their next session. We would sort of like to though because it is exciting to see their improvement each session.
That's about it for here. All's relatively quiet & I rather hope to keep it that way. I would really prefer that to some of the other options (illness, injuries, & such).