December 2007

December has been a busy month. Lots of get-togethers, lots of friends, family and food!

The month started out with a Christmas Tea put on by my Methodist friends. The weather was bad, but they still got a pretty good turnout. They put on a little skit form the book Christmas Tea and then served desert and of course, tea. We all went home with door prizes. Fun!

On December 9^th I had a Christmas brunch for the cooks at school. Everyone brought food and presents to share. We had a good time.

December 12^th we had our book club Christmas party. We met at Debbie Boyer's house. It was a nice evening. I can't find any pictures that were taken that night. Could it be possible that I didn't take any?? Boy, I'm slipping!

I've been spending a lot of time at wrestling tournaments. I like driving the school bus to wrestling events. After spending numerous Saturdays (with “bleacher butt”) at wrestling tournaments while our son was growing up, I never thought that I would want to do it some more but I got hooked on high school wrestling. It's the only sport that I really watch. Those boys work so hard. They become so focused and disciplined. I really admire them.

On December 17^th, Dave's brother, Rick, and his wife, Liz, were here from Iowa. They brought most of their kids with them. We had a good visit. Their kids are the same ages as our kids so the kids had a good visit too. Their granddaughter is the same age as our granddaughter too. What a fun day!

On the 18^th, we had a Bunco Christmas party. What fun! Good food! We all brought a good present and a joke present. When we started trading presents, we had no idea if we were fighting over good or joke gifts. We laughed (and ate) a lot.

I had a cancer checkup on December 19^th. It was a good day! After the exam, the doc stood up, shook my hand and said, “congratulations! You have graduated from Roger Maris Cancer Center. You don't have to come back again. (I had just completed 5 years of being cancer-free!)

On Christmas Eve Dave and I met Jamie, Ryan, Sierra, and Jen at Church. Then everyone came out to our house. We ate snackie type food and then opened presents.

Jen, Jamie and her family spent the night, opened up Christmas stockings, then Jen went to work and Jamie, Ryan and Sierra went to Ryan's dad's house. But before they left, Dave cooked everyone Eggs Benedict. Mm-m-m Good!

Our house wasn't quiet long. At noon people started showing up......Dave's folks, Dave's brother, Dean, my mom, my brother Ron and his wife Illa.

Dave was fixing a prime rib in the oven when the oven decided to act up. Dave had to turn it off at the circuit breaker and turn it back on again. We were able to finish making dinner with turning on and off the oven...........What timing for the oven to act up! Finally the oven only wanted to clean itself. Time for a new oven! Which arrived new year's eve. Our first meal made in the new toy was steaks and shrimp.

Christmas was good except we missed Jason & Bekki. It was the first Christmas with out Jason being here. He loves Christmas more than anyone I know. We stayed intouch by email. They email sent us this picture:

Dave and I ended December (and 2007) with Sierra. On New Year's Eve we babysat her while Jamie and Ryan celebrated. We always enjoy watching her.

December was a good month!

Solomon Christmas Card

Christmas Tea

Have you read the book called "Christmas Tea"? The message is that we should remember our elderly relatives this time of the year. It's a good story.

The Methodist women have taken this story and had a Christmas Tea for area women. I went to it. It was fun.

The weather was bad, but they still had a pretty good turn out. We were served tea while we watched a "Christmas Tea" skit. They gave away door prizes and we ate a scrumptious desert. We all sang a song made up especially for the occasion. This is it:

Christmas Tea
(Sung to the tune of Jingle Bells)

Grab your coat - get your boots
Leave your cozy home.
Now's the time to make a call
On someone who's alone.
Don't delay - go today
Spread that Christmas cheer.
Somebody will smile and say
How nice to have your here.

This busy time of year
We hurry to and fro.
We bake and shop and wrap
And even shovel snow!
Just push those tasks aside
Let Christmas light shine through
And get in touch with someone
Who is special just to you.

I took some pictures. To view them: Click Here

First Snow Event of the Season

The news called it a "snow event." Yesterday it snowed about 9 inches. It's the first real snow that we've seen this winter. (I guess Fall is officially over, and Winter has begun.) I was so glad that it came on a Saturday instead of a school day. Hopefully the snow plows have had enough time to clear the snow away before we have to drive the school buses on those country roads tomorrow. Dave spent three hours outside pushing snow. (A couple times he had to go out and redo the shoveling because the city snowblower would come down the streets and undo what he had just done.....check out the picture.) I spent a wonderful weekend house bound, decorating for Christmas and playing on my new laptop. Sorry Dave.........