So, here we are on the last day of 2009. New Year’s Eve has never been a big thing for me; it’s just another night as far as I’m concerned. Tonight, Gerry and I will likely enjoy sitting in the hot tub, perhaps looking at the skies with his new telescope, and I’m sure we’ll…
Month: December 2009
Raise a Reader
Here is a picture of Makiya on Christmas morning opening one of her Christmas gifts. Look at the enthusiasm with which she is pulling off the paper!She is not quite one year old and already showing signs of being a bookworm like her Mom and her Grandma! Here she is later, still engrossed in her…
Nemesis
So you’re back; my on-again off-again nemesis for the past thirty years. You surprised me this time; I thought that perhaps you had moved on for good. The hints to your imminent return were there, I just chose not to see them. I am amazed at how quickly you get into my life, how all-encompassing…
Christmas of Another Kind
It’s Christmas Eve day and I am remembering Christmas’ past, Christmas’ of another kind. I think it is of utmost importance that we try to keep our focus on the Reason for this season, but we have wrapped so much emotion and hype into the holiday that it’s impossible to keep them separate. While many of…
Merry Christmas
As I drive into my neighborhood I am greeted by light. The house on the right has woven colored strands of green and red into the tall maple tree at the front. White icicle lights hang from the inverted V on the top of the house. The house to the left has red and white…