Countdown to Christmas

Day #10

Christmas is a time of year when a lot of people stretch their hearts and their pocket books and give to others. It's a good exercise to stretch and it feels soooooo good to carry around a pocket book that weighs less! A lot of people are more prone to look outside of themselves and to give to others. I love that part about Christmas. And I really love it when people can give anonymously. They don't want credit, they just want to give and to lift someone, surprise someone, help someone and have fun!
This year I was the recipient of the most generous gift from an anonymous donor. Some generous donor gave every person at my office a Blendtec blender! There are 45 people in my area. Those blenders retail at $470. You do the math.
I was so excited my heart started pounding and I got a huge smile on my face. For you see, I've wanted one of these blenders for years but I didn't have the cash just lying around to buy one.
That anonymous donor made A LOT of people very happy.
I've since learned that the donor has ties to the company and probably got them at cost or less, but still....W~O~W!!!
Who ever it was has got to be feeling pretty good right now. And since I will never be able to thank them in person, I'll just have to thank them here...so...THANK YOU, I really appreciate your gift!!!

Countdown to Christmas

Day #9



Here's a little video and a shout out to the city of my birth, Rupert Idaho. It has the distinction of holding the copy right name of "Christmas City USA." It's a great effort and a fabulous tradition for a little town of less than 6,000 people to decorate and make the town shine. Merry Christmas (not season's greetings or happy holidays) from Rupert!

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Day #8
This video is a very sweet follow up to the video that I mentioned on Day # 4.

Countdown to Christmas

Day #7

Decorating...I started working on putting up the Christmas decorations on Day #3 and I'm almost done! I'm not putting up as many things this year since we'll be in AZ for Christmas. I had a little helper who was the sweetest thing. She and Claire got to stay with us for two weeks and we loved having her around. I have a bunch of valuable and fragile creches, but I also have some that can be handled and played with. Little Skippy loved playing with the Fisher Price creche and hauling around all the figures. She can pick out the Baby Jesus from any creche and she is learning who all the other figures are. She liked the camel and the Baby Jesus the best.

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Day #6

We went to see ANNIE last night at Pioneer Theater Company. We have season tickets again this year and we have been enjoying their lineup. They added some fun Christmas activities to the play this year and it was darling. It's not a bad message either at this time of year.

The sun till come out tomorrow
Bet your bottom dollar
That tomorrow there'll be sun
Jus' thinkin' about tomorrow
Clears away the cobwebs and the sorrow
'til there's none
When i'm stuck with the day that's gray and lonely
I just stick out my chin and grin and say ohhh
The sun will come out tomorrow
So you gotta hang on 'til tomorrow
Come what may...

Chorus:

Tomorrow tomorrow

I love ya tomorrow

You're always a day away

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