It is Christmas Eve! What a great time of the year. We had our usual Christmas Eve dinner which consisted of turkey, ham, potato's, gravy, green salad, cranberry jello salad, fresh rolls, peas, carrots, and pies. Our pies consisted of apple, blueberry, pumpkin and coconut cream. We made 13. We were expecting 21 people tonight for supper, but only 18 came. Thanks to a generous person who help us have this great meal, we made it. We can't thank all those angels out there enough. So Thank-you.
Our children were all here but 1 daughter and her husband and children, whom we greatly missed. But maybe next year they can be with us. All the grand children were so excited that they went to bed well tonight. Santa will be here tonight and each child will have the sparkle of the Christmas spirit in there eyes in the morning, as they open their presents. We love each one of them.
It was fun tonight to watch Santa as he gently laid all the presents out carefully and arranged each one in its perfect spot. Some of Santa's helpers filled the stockings, then they were quickly gone. It was quite the evening. Each parent out there knows what excitement can come and yet a little anxiety along with it, because we never know how are children will handle each present, whether they will love them or hate them. And what if Carol gets to many presents and Alma feels bad because of it. I hope as we each go to bed tonight that our thoughts will be on the real meaning of Christmas instead of the commercial side. Let us really remember whose day this is and what this day is all about, that it is about our Savior, Jesus Christ We are all so blessed because of his birth and I hope we can all remember that tonight. It is truly our miracle.
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