Christmas Past

Randy & some of his loot
Spencer looking snazzy in his new pea coat

Dan loves argyle...and he got a lot!

Christmas Eve dinner with my mom

Me and my girl

Well, it's done. Christmas is past. Randy & I took down the tree and decorations on Saturday. We went through all of our Christmas stuff and organized everthing. Got rid of stuff we didn't like or want. Amazingly enough, this was a very good Christmas for me considering I'm working full-time, did wedding planning stuff with Maddie and made it through seven Christmas celebrations with family. No melt downs occured with all I had to do. I did go from green to yellow a few times and once to an orange, but never red. Christmas is a hard time of the year. A lot of expectations and pressure. This year...it just was. I really enjoyed having Madison & Dan home. I miss her so much and it was nice to spend time with Dan and get to know him better.

Christmas Enrichment

Our Christmas Enrichment took place at the Maxwell's home, which was beautifully decorated with pine garlands and accented with red poinsettias, a perfect backdrop for the homey attmosphere I wanted to create for our special evening. We asked the sisters to bring a favorite dessert and there were too many to choose from! Renita started the program with a Native American Christmas song sung a Cappella. Her voice was just beautiful. We followed that with carols sung with chimes, led by Ina & Marilyn. I was able to introduce next year's Enrichment calendar and hand out bookmarks that Marianna designed, which lists all of the Enrichment dates and topics. A fun surprise was to see Angie at the meeting as she no longer lives in the area. I am really grateful for the sisters who serve on the committee. I know I would not be able to do any of this without them.