Christmas 2006
Well, Christmas was a bit different than planned. We were next door at daughter and granddaughter's home Christmas morning to open gifts. Our son that lives close was there with his wife. Later, also as planned, we all were at the son's home for dinner about noon. That's where the plans ended. The granddaughter's other grand parents from northern Illinois wanted to pick her up on Tuesday to spend a few days with them before she has to be back in school the 2nd. They wanted to meet us in central Indiana which is about the halfway point between our two homes, so we took off Christmas afternoon and made a four hour drive (raining the whole way) to Indiana, taking our daughter and granddaughter with us.
The good news is the town where we were to meet them is where our other daughter and son lives, and we were able to have Christmas supper with them and their families. That was not in the plans for this year, but was a delightful reward for making the drive. Angels smile on us pure of heart (okay, they occasionally smile on people like me too, just because it's Christmas).
Christmas night we stood outside in the middle of one of those wet snowfalls where the snow clumps up to make huge flakes gently drifting down. It was beautiful and covered the ground, but gave me some concern for the drive home on Tuesday. I needn't have worried as all the snow was gone when we got up, temperature about 40 as we headed south, and not so much as a rain drop the whole way home.
The good news is the town where we were to meet them is where our other daughter and son lives, and we were able to have Christmas supper with them and their families. That was not in the plans for this year, but was a delightful reward for making the drive. Angels smile on us pure of heart (okay, they occasionally smile on people like me too, just because it's Christmas).
Christmas night we stood outside in the middle of one of those wet snowfalls where the snow clumps up to make huge flakes gently drifting down. It was beautiful and covered the ground, but gave me some concern for the drive home on Tuesday. I needn't have worried as all the snow was gone when we got up, temperature about 40 as we headed south, and not so much as a rain drop the whole way home.
posted by Fish-2 at 5:39 AM
4 Comments:
and no family squabbles.
Thats the best news of all!!!!
Pamela, we have a lot of guns in the family. That tends to encourage politeness.
Seriously, I've been blessed to be part of a really great family.
Sounds like a great Christmas!!! - I was thinking about Colorado and wishing we had snow like them - but then figured it was a good thing we didn't...family wouldn't be able to drive and visit!!!
Thank you for sharing thiis
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