Family Mellmann

Christmas Eve 2023 is in the books.  Actually, Katherine is "in the books".  Katherine has two real hobbies, writing her own stories and reading other's, so when birthdays and Christmas roll around books are always a good choice for gifts.  I like to get her the first two or three books of a series and then if she likes the series we can add the rest later.  That's what I did this year, and then threw in some "author-y" books (how-to type books for budding authors) to help her build her craft. For Patrick, I tried to keep it small since he has to take back in an airplane anything we give him.  A few clothes and a couple of gift cards did the trick. Yes, more books. And her favorite movie in book form (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children) for the win! It's a boxed set!  Best mom ever! And our traditional fondue dinner, of course. Christmas Eve day had all the usual features; put the tree up and decorate it, church activities (I directed the children