Christmas

Perhaps Dr. Seuss’s Grinch had it right when he stood with his

grinch-feet in the ice-cold snow and said,

“How could it be so?  

It came without ribbons!

It came without tags!

It came without packages, boxes or bags!

(And he puzzled three hours, till his puzzler was sore.)

Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before!

Maybe Christmas (he thought) doesn’t come from a store.

Maybe Christmas…perhaps….means a little bit more!”

-Dr. Seuss

With that said, we spent a lot of time getting all the projects ready.  There was a lot of this….

and this…

and several of these…

A lot of food was consumed….

Stories were told….

Some game time was included…

And the “ugly sweaters” were pulled out again…

Interesting head-wear added to the festivities….

Cousin-kinship was renewed….

Lots of pictures were taken….

Babies were snuggled….

And a whole lot of fun was included in the works!

Yes, I think we could have celebrated the season with a lot less “stuff”, including having much more simple plans, and we could have spent far less money,

BUT

a lot of good memories were made!

I hope this season finds all of you enjoying time with your families, relaxing and having fun with loved ones, and appreciating the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Joann

P.S.  Come back tomorrow ( hope) to see how our big project turned out!