Christmas, a time for gathering family and friends and rewarding ourselves with sweets and treats. We awoke to the sound of pelting rain and were slow to leave the cozy warmth of our nest. Riley was content nuzzling between us, neglecting his new buddy for awhile. Family calls and one more round of chocolate making before we ventured to the Whitnick's for dinner and merry making.
Dinner was a joyous, raucous symphony of family, gathering to eat and play with each other once again... what a treat... to see our loved ones two days in a row?! The food was delicious and the tale telling was provocative... a certain someone should send the barbie and be done with it! Ah what a wonderful tribe we are! Di & Mike, Carla, Lea & Hayley, Tim and Deb & Gar all spinning snippets of memories and even some of the political snafus of yore... laughing and teasing our way to dessert. meanwhile the poor cell reception caused havoc with Johnny's call and texted photos but ultimately forcing us all to shut off our phones and be present... The photos would be a source of joy later on...
Holiday cards are such a wonderful tradition... a chance to update all you know on what you've been up to for the previous year. Next year, ours will be a color photo of us in fantastic hip garb from some mysterious magical place and our grins will be ear to ear... seriously tho', I love receiving those glossy photos and sometimes even personalized notes, remarking on how the kids have grown and how wonderful everyone looks ... I just never seem to get it together to actually reproduce a photo with a card in time to send it before the holiday... love seeing them tho' and they're always a joy, cause for a moment to reflect on just how blessed we truly are...
Thank you my Lord for family, friends, luck, love and health and the ability to share...
GOD BLESS US EVERYONE!!!!
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