Ethan was excited about Christmas and we had planned on having a family dinner on Christmas Eve. Unfortunately, in the middle of the night, Ethan woke up and had a temperature of 39.6℃. We determined from his symptoms that it was the flu.
The following day he had some dizziness that was so bad it made him cry. We thought about taking him to the clinic or hospital, but from what I could find online, his symptoms weren’t telling us to seek medical attention. But he was sick enough that we had to call off the Christmas Eve dinner, which Ethan was really looking forward to.
Christmas Day
Luckily, Ethan was feeling better by Christmas morning, almost like it was a Christmas miracle. We’re pretty low key when it comes to Christmas, but we do enjoy the day and it’s always so much fun to see Ethan excited for Christmas.
Christmas Dinner
With Ethan feeling well enough for us to have guests over, we got ready for Christmas dinner. It was Dong Eun’s first attempt at a turkey, stuffing and all the Christmas favourites, including Yorkshire pudding!
Not only did she successfully prepare all the food, she made it all taste amazing. She never ceases to amaze me with the things she can do. I think it’s inspiring for Ethan to see that his mom can do so many things. It’s probably also good for him in terms of how he views women.
After dinner, Ethan and his cousins opened some presents and Ethan was thrilled to get a new Rubik’s Cube.
I can’t remember if I mentioned this, but this year, we’ve asked family members who planned on giving Ethan a present to instead give him cash. The reason is that Ethan needs a new laptop as my old MacBook Air that he’s using has a badly damaged screen and the battery doesn’t hold a charge. We’re extremely grateful for the support (aka money) he’s received and we think it will be good for Ethan to write thank you cards to the people that helped out.
If you’d like, we’d love to hear how you celebrated Christmas and what values you try to teach.
Hope you had a Happy Holidays!
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