Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve was a busy day starting early in the morning. Eric went to a party for the kids of the GamPeangNgaam Slum. This was the place that Eric went to teach English this past summer. Though he’s been unable to teach regularly he has substituted for other teachers on occasion and stayed somewhat involved in that program.
We spent the evening having Christmas dinner with friends who live in our neighborhood. One of their daughters is Laura who has been pictured on our blog before. We had the traditional Christmas dinner then the kids put on a program for us. We were very impressed with how organized the older kids were, but Gabe & Laura were rather indifferent as Mary & Joseph. As soon as the shepherds came to see baby Jesus they tried to trade their baby for the sheep since the sheep made real baa-ing noises. None of the kids ate enough turkey. While the adults were all yawning after an OD of tryptophan the kids were doing a lot of yelling and screaming. However, after dessert they all settled down to read. Gabe was very cute as he tried to read to Laura and teach her all sorts of things from their books. He seems to have the teaching disposition. Fortunately, Laura adores everything Gabe does and put up admirably with his pedantic speeches.
Winter truly feels like it finally here. We are wearing sweatshirts and sweaters almost the whole day. Apparently, it gets into the mid-80’s every day, but it doesn’t really feel like it to me. We must be used to it being hotter and more humid. I think it’s only in the 80’s for a couple of hours every day.