Because of Ted's turkey and twinkies, we still had a ton of uncooked hotpot food from the night before. Stuff like beef, pork, and shrimp – things that needed to be eaten or frozen. And considering Ray only visits during the holidays, I don't think the food will last in the freezer until next Christmas. So we did what we had to do, have another hotpot party.
Left to right: Kathy, her daughter-in-law Irene, Dan, and Denise. Denise is the mom of Dustin's best friend Robert. She recently discovered my blog and is now unsure how much exposure she should allow her son to our family. I'm guessing there may not be as many playdates for them in the future.
Chrissy was still tired from hosting my family on Christmas, but she figured it would be more comfortable for her to pass out on our sofa rather than someone else's. And since Colby was sick, we would much rather have him puke at home too ...and into his favorite bucket. Poor Colby was puking so much, at the end of the night he had an indentation on his forehead from the rim of the bucket.
So with the absence of Fongpay's family, we had enough food to feed three more families! We invited the Chu's, Lau's, and the Lew's. Because of the buffet, most of us weren't real hungry, they just wanted a place to hang out. So again, we had a lot of food leftover.
The kids played Wii all night. The new hit game was Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. Pretty fun game that is actually optimized for both the wiimote and nunchuk. You have to run, jump, swim and throw using various arm motions. There's even fencing, which is probably a preview of how they'll handle future Star Wars Jedi battles! Kids were bouncing all over the place. Speaking of which, Robert arrived with a bruise above his eye. Denise said his dad wacked him with the wiimote. Hey, that's a great explanation to social services if you beat your kid regularly!
Other than the Wii, the evening was pretty mellow. With all the eating and more eating, none of the adults really wanted to move. I was so tired, I can't really remember anymore about that night. All the festive memories just kinda blend together and it's all one big happy blur. It's like a mental hangover. Thanks to those of you who IM'd me this morning. I always enjoy chatting with you and am glad that you too had a nice weekend. Because of you, I was able to stay awake at work, and I was able to type this blog. Peace out, and check back tomorrow for Part Five.
Left to right: Richard (Robert's dad), Suzanne, Winford, Steve and Ray.
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