God, I forgot what being around so many kids is like! But the kids liked their presents.
As I said before I got them:
A Genesis Mini. Though one of my nieces thought at first she'd be able to play Fortnite on it.
The Flintstones movie, with John Goodman and Rick Moranis.
A collection of Flintstones specials and made-for-TV movies. It includes the one where Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm get married and the crossover with The Jetsons and that WWE one. Remember when WWE crossed over with The Flintstones, The Jetsons AND Scooby-Doo?
Detective Pikachu and Pokemon: The First Movie, both on DVD
Jumanji, the book, game and movie (the Robin Williams one)
Doctor Who: The Weeping Angels, a themed Doctor Who collection I found at the Dollar Tree, along with a collection of old public domain cartoons and what I thought was a made-for-TV movie on the BBC modeled after "Night at the Museum" but was actually every episode (13 or so) of a children's game show.
Matilda and Harriet the Spy, both on DVD and the books they're based on
Dungeon Madness, a card game based on Dungeons and Dragons
Jesus Christ Superstar: Live Arena Tour, which featured Tim Minchin and Melanie C (aka Sporty Spice) as Judas and Mary Magdalene, respectively. I got them the 1973 film adaptation of JCS last year.
The Jetsons Movie
Royal Institute of Magic: Elizabeth's Legacy by Victor Kloss, which I image the kids will like given its similarities to Harry Potter
A stuffed Pikachu wearing a Santa hat for each of the babies, my brother's ex-girlfriend's daughter "Zelda" and my sister-in-law's son "Link". That's not their actual names, though Link WAS wearing a festive green outfit.
My brother also got his daughters prepaid cell phones. They were EXTREMELY excited.
And last night, while the island was in the grips of a tornado warning, yours truly plugged his Roku into the living room TV and put on some Christmas specials for the kids while I baked cookies. Aside from chocolate-chip cookies, I also made for peanut-butter cookies (with six I wrapped the dough around a Reese's miniature cup with Reese's Pieces, while with the other six I used miniature Milky Ways) that were VERY well-received.
And then I did the same with chocolate-chip cookie dough but I accidentally burned them.
Around midnight I went to bed, or should I say cot, since like last year my mom set up a cot in her room for me to sleep on. But because it was in the 60s last night, and the temperature steadily dropped overnight, I slept under the covers instead of using them as a makeshift mattress. So suffice it to say, I slept like shit.
And it didn't help matters that while we slept a tornado swept through Hatteras Island.
I also got a couple of Visa Gift Cards (one's worth $25 and the other one didn't say), a $25 Amazon gift card and some Bluetooth earbuds (to help replace the Tozo-brand ersatz Airpods that accidentally went through the wash at my uncle and aunt's house).
Finally decide to start looking for a shrink again- the only ones with openings are, of course, the ones I’ve quit before.