Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

The snow was falling …..and falling…and falling…we were well on our way to a very white Christmas. This poor Robin-who is usually the harbinger of spring around this part of Michigan, stayed behind this year for the berries on my tree. I’ll bet he is giving this decision a second thought…


I was up early to set out brunch for the family this year. We moved right into dinner…way too much good food…we laughed and laughed and there was plenty of activity…sure wish you warm weather relatives were here to join in the fun!!!

Christmas morning I was up at the break of dawn. I miss those years when the kids whispered and giggled in their bed trying to wait until the big-hand was on 12 and the little hand was on 6 until they got up to see what Santa brought them…as teens, they are too big for Santa…

I finally had to send the dogs up to shake ‘em up a little...I grew tired of waiting for everyone to wake up. We are working on setting new traditions for Christmas morning. We sipped rich hot “dark” chocolate and munched on huge crunchy “breakfast” cookies. We opened presents, relaxed and just enjoyed each other. I made breakfast later in the morning. This year, we picked out the fourth season of Colombo (got seasons 1-2-3 last year) to watch all day snuggled on the couches and warmed by a fire in the fireplace. There was also an all-day marathon of “the Duke” on T.V., and naturally, Mister “M” was all over that…Teddy boo was out-of-control with excitement at present opening time…grabbing what ever he could-boxes, directions, paper… and making a run for it. This was his first Christmas.

We sure miss all of your out-of-towners and hope to see you all very soon. We want to wish all readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May God bless us all with love, peace, and His joy.

until next time, Mary