I've obviously been busy since Christmas has now passed and I'm just finding time to come back to my new blog. The holiday was good, busy and hectic and thankfully over. Now it's time to get back to Life and the demands it holds day to day.
The best part of the holiday weekend was our time with Scott, Brandy and Jason, and of course our grandsons. Scott and sister Robbin went to the Christmas Eve candlelight service and that was a blessing to me also. It was good to have them there with us. The service was good and I enjoy taking the time to remember the meaning of Christ at this special time of year.
After church, the evening at my mother-in-law's was pretty neat too. It was the first time in many years that the entire family was all there at one time. There are 41 of us with all of the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren; plus Dean's new husband and his family! It was chaotic, but fun and I always enjoy that Christmas tradition.
My family was here on Christmas day for a short time. It seems they come and go so quickly, and there never is enough time to just sit and visit. Everyone always has so many other places to go. They are here and gone too fast! I'm thinking about suggesting we do our family gathering on a different day next year if we can work it out and they all agree.
I had plans this year to start a new tradition of reading the Christmas story before we all got into the food and presents, but with all of the commotion and people trying to get here and being in and out; we didn't even remember to have prayer before we ate! I regretted not being able to do that, and felt like we forgot the most important thing! Next year has to be different! I still miss the day we used to spend with my father before he passed away. He has certainly been on my mind this week. How I would love to sit down and talk with him again. I have learned so much in the years since he has been gone that I could talk with him about.
I have spent a quiet day today, enjoying the quiet with nobody home but me today. I needed the opportunity to sleep in and spend some down time. Tomorrow is supposed to be un-seasonally warm and I hope to get the chance to enjoy a brief break in the cold weather for a little while. I think we may have to get our bikes out for a while! How refreshing!
December 26, 2005
November 25, 2005
Getting started...
Ok, I'm joining the ranks of bloggers out there. I don't know how faithful I will be about posting to it though. I seem to have way too little time for the things I like to pursue.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and also my son's birthday. I just finished a red velvet cake (his favorite) but had to make it with Splenda as he was diagnosed with diabetes a couple of years ago. I've been told you can't tell the difference in how the cake tastes, so we shall see. He will be 34 years old which just boggles my mind to think about. It seems like I'm the one that should be 34! LOL
We are going to have dinner with my mother-in-law and her new husband (as of last July). Since they married, they have not had a "family gathering" so I think he is a little nervous. I was told that he has been cleaning like crazy in preparation! LOL It is a large family with a LOT of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; so things should be interesting. I hope we all don't make him wonder what the heck he got into. :-)I am looking forward to meeting his daughter and her children. They live here in town, but we haven't had the opportunity to meet them yet.
Ronald and I will probably take in a movie in the evening if we can find one that is not extremely crowded. I went earlier tonight with Becky to see "Walk the Line". It was an excellent movie! I was thinking that Joquin Phoenix was just not the guy to play Johnny Cash; but he nailed it! It was pretty awesome that the stars did their own singing and they sounded so much like Johnny and June Carter Cash. If you haven't seen it....do!
The movie made me think of my mom. About half way thru the movie, they started singing a lot of songs that I remember my mother playing on the stereo when I was in grammar school. She had some of his albums, as well as other country albums; and she would have me put several on the stereo to play and I ended up learning all of the songs she listened to.
I got a little teary thinking about it during the movie. My mother has been gone for 24 years and the unexpected memory caught me off-guard. It's amazing how you can hear a particular song or music and it can take you rushing back to another time and place in your life.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and also my son's birthday. I just finished a red velvet cake (his favorite) but had to make it with Splenda as he was diagnosed with diabetes a couple of years ago. I've been told you can't tell the difference in how the cake tastes, so we shall see. He will be 34 years old which just boggles my mind to think about. It seems like I'm the one that should be 34! LOL
We are going to have dinner with my mother-in-law and her new husband (as of last July). Since they married, they have not had a "family gathering" so I think he is a little nervous. I was told that he has been cleaning like crazy in preparation! LOL It is a large family with a LOT of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; so things should be interesting. I hope we all don't make him wonder what the heck he got into. :-)I am looking forward to meeting his daughter and her children. They live here in town, but we haven't had the opportunity to meet them yet.
Ronald and I will probably take in a movie in the evening if we can find one that is not extremely crowded. I went earlier tonight with Becky to see "Walk the Line". It was an excellent movie! I was thinking that Joquin Phoenix was just not the guy to play Johnny Cash; but he nailed it! It was pretty awesome that the stars did their own singing and they sounded so much like Johnny and June Carter Cash. If you haven't seen it....do!
The movie made me think of my mom. About half way thru the movie, they started singing a lot of songs that I remember my mother playing on the stereo when I was in grammar school. She had some of his albums, as well as other country albums; and she would have me put several on the stereo to play and I ended up learning all of the songs she listened to.
I got a little teary thinking about it during the movie. My mother has been gone for 24 years and the unexpected memory caught me off-guard. It's amazing how you can hear a particular song or music and it can take you rushing back to another time and place in your life.
November 23, 2005
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