Boxing Day

I feel we really should be doing something with boxes, and we have plenty of leftovers, but don't think the deserving poor would really appreciate our scraps, and we don't have servants...It would not be a bad idea at all to box up the leftover toys in the family room, but no one has the energy for that...

Whereas Manford slept nearly all day yesterday, and all through the night, today he has been more wakeful and eating constantly all afternoon...strawberries (unfortunately dwindling in the garden), soup, jello, ice cream, bread, Christmas cake (fruitcake), mochi, more soup...It is helpful to have Sarah to do some of the feeding, both of him and of the hungry children...

It is cool, cloudy, lazy day. Emily has put together the train Santa brought to go around the Christmas tree, and it is in the hallway now...Joseph has gone to a friend's house to play video games.

I hope your Christmas was merry.
Carrie