Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Joy to all

We wish you a Merry Christmas; we wish you a Merry Christmas… and a Happy New Year! Be glad I’m just writing it and not actually singing it. And, while New Year’s Eve will be here soon enough, I want to take a moment to wish everyone the best, hoping that each of you enjoy great health and prosperity during the holidays and throughout the year. For those who celebrate Christmas as a commemoration of the birth of Christ, I will be wishing Jesus a happy birthday along with you. Even though no one can be certain of the actual … Continue reading

One Day ‘til Christmas

I can’t believe it’s Christmas Eve already. Dinner will be served around 2:00 at our house, and we’re having grilled ham, broccoli, corn, scalloped potatoes from scratch, yeast rolls, and cheesecake for dessert. Of course, there will be cookies and fudge available too. Do you open a gift, or all your gifts on Christmas Eve or do you save them for Christmas Day? We will each open one small gift later and then we’ll put out cookies and milk for Santa and hang up the stockings. Daddy will read ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas just before our youngest gets tucked … Continue reading