December 27, 2012
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The Best Christmas Gift!
I spent Christmas day with long time friends John and Jane….known them for over 49 years! I dropped a sugar free apple pie I’d baked to share with them on the floor but took the “back up” sugar free 1/2 pie from the freezer and the turkey casserole. We spent the day sharing and watching “The Christmas Story” on tv…the one that takes place in Gary, IN….the one with the “Leg Lamp” the husband loved and wife hated…the one about Ralphie who wants that Red Rider air rifle BB gun so badly. Photos are of my living room, friend Jane and of Val’s older son, my first grandchild, and me….my how he’s grown over the years!
The next day Val’s family arrived and we opened gifts and visited via Skype with other family members. I received many nice, unusual and useful gifts’ but the best gift was seeing my eldest grandchild for the first time in over a year! Children grow up and drift away from us it seems. I was beginning to worry that I might not ever see him again!!! So here we are years ago and a day ago. Love that boy!
Comments (8)
Two adorable pictures. I love this
How can maple whiskey compete with the first grandbaby. Hope you are enjoying your visit.
@Lightonwater - Thanks for visiting me…haven’t written in ages.
@slccole - Well, it was rather close…also liked the practical gifts you gave me and have used the covers and also the roller!
Good to see you and hear from you again. Glad you had a good Christmas. Nice pictures.
Good grief! Son#1 looks huge next to you! hehe! I think he might be right – you are shrinking… I think the Maple Rye Whiskey will be around as a reminder of the holiday long after we have retreated to the north. It was very fun doing the skype. We’ll have to see if the rest of the family can get hooked up!
Grandparents and the love for their grandchildren… is there anything greater on this earth? I am so glad you had such a special christmas with your grandson, Joyce. Love and hugs.
@ata_grandma - @ZSA_MD - Thanks for visiting….and you are right about grandchildren and love, Zakiah! They are so dear to our hearts…like the icing on the cake of life even if sometimes they also are the nuts on the top of our chocolate ice cream sundaes!