It's not the same without Mom physically present, but she was definitely with us tonight in spirit.
I am sure of that.
The numbers were very low.
Even Dad only stayed long enough to eat and then he went home.
But the gift exchange was the most epic ever.
A few months back we were cleaning out Mom's craft room and came across all these doll heads.
So I had Makenna take them all and hide them in Marissa's house.
For weeks she was finding doll heads.
Well, then her and Ruby got the grand idea to make bodies for the heads and gift them in the gift exchange.
I can't remember laughing so hard.
Tears were coming out of my face.
It was really good to be together for a moment again.