Our morning started early. I had informed my mom that we would pick her up around 8am. We were only about 15 minutes late so I’m going to count it as a win! The drive to Kimmie’s was uneventful and rather quick since there was not a lot of traffic at that hour.

Once we arrived, we still had to wait for Jennifer to arrive before we could truly start our Christmas morning fun! Our Christmas fun finally began in full around 9:45. Everyone loved their presents. I loved being with ALL of my Kimmie’s family.

After presents, we had our breakfast casserole to eat and coffee to drink. And for one person, it was nap time. It was a great day.

We stayed until around noon at which time we drove to Denton to spend Christmas afternoon with my son Wesley and his family. But there was a little bit of a hiccup on the way to my son’s house. We were using the WAZE app to get to my sons’ home. Jim had my phone in his hand and was trying to set the app to give the directions over the radio. I don’t know when he fell asleep as is was in the backseat but apparently, while he was holding my phone with everything open, he fell asleep. And while asleep he was pushing buttons on my phone. Specifically, he went to the phone settings and managed to hit the Emergency SOS button. All of a sudden, an alarm of sort starts going off on my phone. Then my son called me saying he got an SOS text and was everything okay. Yes, everything was okay, we are on our way. Not long after that, Jim casually mentioned that he also got a text!!! And before long, I received a phone call from the police department letting me know that they had received and emergency SOS notification from my phone and wanted to verify that I did not need assistance from the police, EMT, or fire department. I assured him that everything was fine and that I did not need any assistance. He asked for my phone number so he could remove it from the list. I gave him my number, apologized for the inconvenience and wished him and Merry Christmas and thanked him.

We made it to my son’s house with no problem and a funny story about the SOS texts. But that didn’t matter to me, I just wanted to see my granddaughter. She is definitely growing like a weed. We spent some time opening presents before eating chicken spaghetti for lunch.

It wasn’t long before my mom decided that she was tired and ready to go home so we said our goodbyes and drove back home. We dropped mom off at her assisted living facility. Jim and I walked her in, carrying her presents in for her. Jim also took the time to set up her new radio. This is the one thing she told me she really wanted so I let Wesley and Kimmie both know what she wanted and Wesley got one for her that is specifically designed for people with dementia and/or Alzheimer’s. I can say without a doubt that is her favorite Christmas present. It will be hard to top that this year.

I am always amazed how well my children know me and/or listen to me when I tell them what I want for Christmas. But I only tell them when they ask and it is always the same thing, Carnival Cruise Line gift cards. They both found the perfect gift card for me. Plus a very special one that I can only assume was Peyton’s idea!!!! So the next time they ask me what I want, I will obviously say a Carnival Cruise Line gift card but I might add a coffee mug to the list!!!!

And so, another Christmas with my mom has come to an end. It is time to start planning the next Christmas. Maybe I will finally start shopping early instead of waiting until 2 or 3 days before Christmas!!!!