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~Merry Christmas~

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For unto us a child is

BORN, UNTO US A SON

is given and the government

shall be upon his shoulder;

and his name shall be

called, Wonderful

Counselor,

The Mighty God

The Everlasting Father,

The Prince of Peace.

Happy Birthday to the Savior of the World Jesus Christ.

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Day #24

Christmas Eve.

Five C~R~A~Z~Y people started out the day this way...I wouldn't recommend it...the Polar Bear Plunge. No they didn't have to break through ice first, but still it was very cold to jump into an unheated pool in December...not for the faint of heart...or me.
We went from the ridiculous to the sublime. Jordan was a perfect hostess and she prepared a wonderful Christmas dinner. Jake conducted the program and we enjoyed sharing the Christmas story in word and song and some sharing of talents by everyone there. It was a lovely evening and it was so fun to be together.

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Day #23

Rick, Andy and I headed out of town to spend the Christmas holiday with our oldest daughter and her family. Our other two children were spending the holiday with their in-law families. Rick had to work most of the day so we reserved a room in Vegas and went that far the 1st night. Claire found us a lovely room for $40/night at a place called Tuscany resort and suites. It was lovely and we would return another time.
We arrived to find this:



I'm thinking that I will write a new song...I'm dreaming of a GREEN Christmas...it was actually quite LOVELY!!

We immediately started some fun activities with our 3 little grand daughters and their parents by driving around looking at some crazy & amazing Christmas light and by going to a fun train park. Our little 2 year old granddaughter is NOT a fan of nutcrackers or Santa Claus and you can see by the look on her face that she was ready to get the heck out of there. We sat in the back seat of the van with our oldest granddaughter Lauren and she put her arm around through our arms as we drove around and said she was so happy that we were there. Auhhhh....so sweet!

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Day #22

Since we were going out of town for Christmas, someone got to see his present early.

I'm so happy that he was trilled with it! What man doesn't love a lazy boy recliner? It turned out so well that Dave and Courtney and Andy could be around for the surprise!

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Day #21

We took around some neighborhood gifts to the families we visit through home teaching and visiting teaching, to some people that we have known for years and to some that we don't know very well yet. It's such a great time to be neighborly and to visit and spread some cheer. I made some Grandma Mayme molasses cookies and shared them with some and then made several batches of cinnamon raisin bread and shared it with others. We were able to do some good in other ways too and it felt good to share. We received some great treats as well . My friend Patsy makes the BEST sugar cookies and she brought us a plate of her cookies. We eat them sparingly and try to enjoy them for as long as possible. Some of them even lasted long enough to reach Arizona and were enjoyed by all.