We had a great Christmas. The kids had fun, and got just about everything they wanted. Company came at 2:00 and left at 7:00, and we've been pretty much eating leftovers all week. The house has been nuts, though. MIL left on the 26th around 11:00am, and my brother, sil, and nephews (5 and 7) arrived at 5:00. Not much turnaround time to straighten up, clean the bathrooms, etc. They'll be here until Saturday morning, and my kids (also 5 and 7) are in their glory. They LOVE their cousins and don't get to see them that often. It's been great.

We finally got cable internet! The guy came Tuesday at noon and set it up, then hubby and brother went to Staples to get a wireless router and firewall/anti-virus software. I'm looking forward to using it soon! I've been making some progress on my chores for the week...DD went to the dentist yesterday, and DS has appointments tomorrow and Friday. I took one of the cars for an oil change yesterday, the other goes tomorrow. I have a bunch of rebates I need to mail out, Thank You cards for DD's birthday to write, the bank to visit, etc. I'm going to make a big push to get this all done this week so I can start the new year fresh...

Edited to add: For any of you with Directtv, they are offering a $10 credit if you sign up to have your bill paid via your checking account. The message said to go to www.directv.com/autopay. When I went there to sign up, I didn't see the promotion, so I called 1-800-directtv and they confirmed that the offer is valid through 12/31...