We had a wonderful Christmas. The girls enjoyed their new toys. Katie is currently downstairs playing "Wipeout" on the Wii as Julie watches. :)

The food was good, the company was good.

The toilet upstairs clogged beyond the ability of the plunger to deal with, but with a little help from this video I was able to use the toilet auger to clear it.

(Yes, I carefully watched the video before making the attempt, having not yet successfully used the auger before. I was immediately amused by the discussion of the difficulty of getting a plumber on Christmas Eve...)

But all's well that flushes well or something like that.