Christmas day and yes the wind was sweeping down the plains. All was going well in Grandmas house aside for the normal yearly stressors (everyone woke up late, had to be other places, couldnt get thier ass in gear, etc.). Grandma got these awful leg cramps and they wouldn't relax. She looked a bit like Daffy Duck freaking out but it was serious. We were gathered around the christmas tree in the living room and opening gifts.
In the same tedious way we have for years:
-youngest to oldest
-open all socks first
-stop
-repeat process with all gifts



Just as Grandma was at LONG LAST getting to her gifts we heard BOOM
I jumped up (probably said oh shit) and ran outside. A limb fell on Grandma's house right over the Christmas tree. It punctured the shingles, some ply-wood and you could see some insulation… but when it fell we where all around the Christmas tree in the house except Richard Allen (my uncle) and Andrew (my cousion). The first thought was a car hit the house because it was so loud and the house shook. I saw the tree, and kept running. I was concerend that somthing might have fallen on RA or Andy who were in the backyard with the dogs. I just kept running (important to note that I DO NOT run) and calling for them (worried they might be hurt). Appearntly it was the funniest face I have ever made. Appearantly it was not nearly as frightening hearing it out doors.



Fortunately when I opened up Grandad's garage (he passed 10 years ago and no one has really touched it since) I found everything I needed just inside the door, all together. It was like he was ready for this. We had roofing paper, roofing nails, and a hammer just waiting.

We were able to take care of the tree and patch it all in under a hour. We did not have Christmas lunch till 6 PM as opposed to 3PM but we were all safe. Everyone was there to help Grandma and we had everything we needed to do the job. It was pretty cool.

Afterward we came home and had christmas with my parents and pets.



Notable gifts include:
KitchenAid Pro 600 from Grant
Journey Pendant from Grant
2 weed whackers
digital photo frame from Barbara and RA
Wilsons Leather Jacket from Mom
Gillmore Girls DVDs from Cindy and Grandma
WKRP DVD from Cindy

Hope you had a good holiday too!