Merry Christmas!!! I hope everyone made the best of theirs, as we did. I was able to get a pass for 6 whole hours!! We went across the street, where we did the whole opening presents thing. I got some AWESOME stuff. I got an iPod nano, a Nintendo DS, three games to go with it, a really nice art kit, a bunch of really cool little trinkets, lots of soaps and stuff to pamper myself with, lots of socks, very yummy treats. A very nice figurine of an angel, lots of little butterfly things, etc. I am now the envy of everyone I show my iPod to. Who can blame them, it's an IPOD for goodness sake! It can hold about 1500 songs! But the best present was probably being able to spend it away from here with mom. A close second would have to be the fact that they let me have real, solid food!!! Turkey and mashed potatoes and gravy, even some dessert! Then today they let me be back on my regular diet minus beef for today! The catch, you ask? Well, I am back on clear liquids tomorrow, and I have to take this stuff called "Go Lightly". Can anyone guess what THAT does?? Yeah, yup, you guessed it. I have to prepare for a double whammy, a scope from both ends. That happens Friday. Fun stuff, I tell ya. All in all, my holiday was still better than I thought it would be. Hoping everyone had as good a time as we did!!