RE: Christmas Present...

Sounds like you had a wonderful Christmas Bonnie....

Donna


> I had a pretty good Christmas after all.  Although I was dead tired
and
> still recouping from bronchitis, Bill and I got up early enough
Christmas
> morning to get busy cooking and cleaning.  It was just going to be
Bill,
> momma, daughter Rayna and me (her significant other went to visit his
> parents in Florida, I think) for Christmas Dinner, but I always have
to
> fix
> both a ham and a turkey and have a vegetarian main dish as well.
Daughter
> Tzeitel said she was only going to bring her hubby and the 4 children
over
> for a couple hours, so I didn't think she was coming to "feast" with
us.
> Well, the feast ran a little long and Tzeitel and her family showed up
> early
> while we were still eating.  I asked if anyone were hungry and before
you
> know it, there were six more places set and everyone dived into their
> favorites.  It was a good thing I had extra cake and pie and plenty of
> veggie and meat dishes!
> 
> Bill is getting my sewing machine fixed for me.  (YEAH!) And he has
that
> microwave flower press on order for me too!  Daughter Rayna got me the
> latest Ann McCaffrey book "Dragon's Kin" co-authored by her son Todd,
> which
> I can hardly wait to start reading.  Daughter Tzeitel surprised me
with a
> "planting chair".  It has branches for legs and a back, and a large
wooden
> seat box to fill with soil and plant into.  Both Brenden and my new
> granddaughter Cloe (second grade) painted the planting box.  (I
actually
> got
> a hug from Cloe and her two brothers Keegan and Shea!  That was pretty
> special, too!)  There is grapevine draped from the "seat" to the top
of
> the
> chair "back."  Right now, there is a juniper in the "seat."  I'll
plant it
> outside in the spring (as it will grow much too large!) and plant the
box
> with seasonally appropriate plants for the front porch.  I'm so
tickled
> with
> it!  I guess it finally sank in that I love hand crafted gifts.  The
time
> taken to create something special means a great deal to me. :>)
> 
> I'm a happy camper....
> 
> Blessings,
> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)

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