We celebrated Christmas two days early because of Mom's work schedule.

I did, indeed, get a sewing machine.

My arthritic fingers and I are very happy!

I got it threaded and ran a single line of stitches just to see if I had done everything properly and I was like, "Wow! It's so fast!"

It's amazing. ^_^

I also got $25 gift certificates to a couple of my favorite stores (including Itunes...hooray!)

And most importantly, I got to spend quality time with my extremely dysfunctional family. I loves them.