From MOntreal I brought back with me...

1. My watery eyes, runny nose, and sneezing from cat allergies
2. Lots of nice pressies
3. An awareness about how my family has changed
4. A new sister in Winnie
5. A sealed deal with Sharl

I had sooo much fun this Christmas in MOntreal with Winnie and Sharl there. They fit right in our family as if they had been part of it forever. We played a lot of Blackball, watched a lot of TV, went shopping, ate a lot of food, drank Mass wine.. (heheh), talked, laughed and took a lot of pictures. Everyone was so happy and in good spirits.
All of my family loved Sharl, and he and my grandpa seemed to get along very well.
One thing that I was surprisingly grateful for was the chance to become good friends with Winnie. Sharing the same room for a week really gave us a chance to open up and get to know one another. I am really happy that my brother found such a sweet and loving girl.

Today, my nose is sooo stuffy and my eye is soooo watery and puffy that I am feeling very fat and ugly. Tomorrow I am going to get a haircut to make myself feel better. For now I am just going to apease my illness with some nice dinner, a movie and a box of extra soft tissues.