December 28, 2007
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Christmas….
This Christmas was a blast since the youngest grandchildren while they didn’t understand the why of Christmas, did understand that they were getting new toys. Grampa and Grammie got up extra early so we could be at our son Josh’s house to see his children open the presents under the tree. We had a time schedule since we had to be back to watch Alex open his presents and of course open ours too under the tree. All this and get the meal underway too. I had every thing on schedule until I looked at the ham instructions…..I had allowed about an half an hour to cook it but found that it required 10 minutes per pound. The hams were 8 pounds apiece. Dinner was a little later than planned but no major disaster. After dinner we all exchanged presents with Josh’s family. It felt like I had three different Christmases this year. We had all the grandchildren over except for one granddaughter in Indiana. The youngest two boys were dressed up in Santa outfits and Damien was dressed as an elf. This might be the last year that he will allow himself to be dressed as an elf….time will tell. Adrianna was dressed in a Ms Santa Claus outfit of red velvet. Grampa passed out the presents and got caught in the bind that one daughter had to visit with her in-laws and the other daughter wanted to go slow so she could enjoy the money she had spent on the gifts. We compromised and had one opening the present with the next one on standby as soon as the first present was opened. I love the sound while everyone is opening presents…the ohs and ahs and the squeals from the children when they open a present that is one of their hearts delight. The laughter and the murmur of conversation just adds to the contentment of an act of love done well. I should have gone to bed after everyone left but stayed up a bit late. When I finally went to sleep, I basically slept for the next two days. I am getting too old to survive on three or four hours sleep for an extended time and then go a whole night without sleep. I must of had raccoon eyes Christmas morning but then I think I always do since it always happens that I don’t get to sleep Christmas Eve. So now I am rested and I am looking forward to my anniversary this New Years Eve. Yep, that right, New Years Eve…….my Husband will never have the excuse of forgetting our anniversary. It will be our 20th anniversary….how time flies when you are having fun.
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I can honestly say I shared in your delight this year…this christmas was the first very Merry Christmas I had in a very long time and i’m so very glad that I was able to have it in your home with all of you…I have come into your family knowing only the love of very little…I have tried my hardest through these years to pass onto my children the love that I have always longed for…but this christmas I felt the love in your home…for the first time in a long time i was able to feel that love all around as much as I have tried to pass my love to all the ones that I care for. I hold you very dear to my heart…I have been blessed with a very wonderful Husband which I will always be greatful to you for…but it goes much further then that…I have been blessed with YOU as my mother-in-law….in many ways you reflect the woman i knew as my mother..but I have grown attached to you because of the woman that you are…you are strong , loving and very careing..and you have a very big and forgiving heart…you are the woman that in many ways I want to be! I know I have lucked out just in the way that we are able to talk to each other but I lucked out enough to be excepted by you and to me that is golden and nothing in this world can compare to what riches I have in my life today. You are one of those riches and you always will be! so here I end by saying..I LOVE YOU MOM!
Happy New Year Anniversary!!!!! 20 years – wow!!