Christmas in Ohio, 2009
The Surprised
Here's the thing: my mom didn't know we were coming for Christmas this year. She'd told around the end of October that she wasn't expecting to have anybody at her house on Christmas morning this year, with both the Ernsts and the Rickerts-to-be planning out-of-town trips. So we conspired with my sisters and Dad to keep our visit a surprise. When Mom arrived for dinner that night, we popped out from behind Gwen's couch and made her scream!