| | The 26th was our opportunity to celebrate with Kaye, Dave, Kim, Seldon, Larry, and Jayne. We arrived at 9 am, partook of bran muffins and fruit soup (a tradition near and dear to Ken’s heart … and stomach!), and opened our gigantic stockings. Everyone really went to the max this year. Our stockings include chocolates, olive oils, books, magazines, trinkets, toys (Ken loved his sparkly green ball!), jewelry, gift cards (Starbucks, Dick Blick Art Supplies, Archivers, KodakGallery, and Qdoba!), candle snuffers, magnets, … well, you get the idea! Lots of cool stuff! We then exchanged gifts. It was so wonderful to see our gifts so well received: the handmade calendar for Kaye & Dave, nostalgic candies for Dave, fuzzy “Life is Good” socks for Kim, a mystery puzzle for Seldon, quilt fabric for Jayne, a donation to Global Giving for Larry, and last (and best) the painting Ken made for Kaye! Some of our bounty included a new giant crockpot, several books & DVDs offerings, a teapot with some “tea-posies,” and a CD set about Albert Einstein. And while we both had a tremendous amount of fun, we also agreed that this has been the most hectic series of Christmas celebrations we’ve ever had … next year, we’ll aim for something a bit more low-key! |
3 comments:
Love your page and the journalling - sounds like you had a totally wicked time!
I so admire how you have kept up this journal...
hope you and yours enjoyed all the blessings of the season
I'm in sync with you about the heticness of this year. Lisa and I are talking about going away somewhere, anywhere, next year so we can enjoy some relaxing time with the boys.
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