Christmas 2011

We made it! After a long day of tracking Santa on NORAD, he FINALLY arrived at the Kahl house- showering the children with lavish gifts. Ben his own laptop and Gabe his red pointy electric guitar with the box thing.
I know Kevin will NEVER admit it- but he started the whole WOW gift thing with the kids 3 years ago. I had nothing to do with this CRAZY tradition. Year one was the TV room for the boys with a Wii and flat screen TV. Last year THE DOG! This year was a 2 part WOWZER! We moved the "little" TV from the TV room upstairs and installed it by the desk in the kitchen and hooked up the laptop. It is pretty cool to look at your email on a 32 in screen ( No bi focals needed). The second part was to "upgrade" the TV upstairs to a 55 inch TV which is why you see the looks of shock on their faces. A 55 inch TV on the wall of a 20x14 room IS amazing to see. The boys in the family have been up their ALL DAY playing Madden 12.
So why don't I like the WOW tradition?
It gets more difficult every year.
It is stressful.
Put this picture in your head: It is 11:00, The kids are in bed waiting Santa's arrival. Kevin and I are trying to haul a 55 inch TV upstairs (quietly) Kevin has only one good hand and I am pretty worthless when it comes to heavy lifting- or lifting at all for that matter. After putting it together, we are trying to lift it onto the wall bracket. Kevin is screaming "lift it higher!" and I am screaming, "I am only 5'4"!" and by this time it is 11:45.
Was it worth it? Absolutely! The boys have thanked us a million times today for the BEST CHRISTMAS EVER!!!!!!!