My brother-in-law called to ask us if it would be possible for him and his family to stay with us for a week.  He has some business in our city and thought as long as his kids are out of school for the holidays he would like to bring the whole family with for a visit.  I was really excited as I miss my sister and her family a lot since they moved out of state last year.  He also said he would take care of any entertainment as he knows where to get the best-priced tickets around.  Our children couldn’t wait to see their cousins and spend some time with them.  And they couldn’t wait to see their favorite Aunt and Uncle too.  I couldn’t believe that my kids actually cleaned up their rooms, without being reminded ten times, in anticipation of this visit!  They really must be missing their cousins and, of course, they want to make sure they are on Santa’s “nice” list.  My brother-in-law sent us a list of entertainment and the dates he said were available so we would be able to set aside time for these events.  We are all very excited about our special visitors.