Merry Christmas

Oh, where have the years gone? Now Christmas is like something I want to avoid. My favorite part used to be making Grandma’s cut out cookies. This year I found the dough packaged and cut out in the freezer section of Safeway. Just peel away the excess and the shapes appear for baking. Claire was here for dinner and she helped Miles decorate which amounted to wiping up the mess every few minutes and scraping up the sprinkles he managed to pour over each cookie to make it really beautiful. He asked to keep all of the two dozen for himself and believe me they were meant for him only after watching him lick the frosting and sprinkles. He loves decorating cookies.

There is no reason not to have lights around the house as our snow is gone and there is nothing but grass appearing again. One part of Christmas I’ll always like is the sound of children caroling. They are so eager and angelic. If we could only capture these qualities to accompany more activities.

Facebook seems to have taken over corresponding rather than Christmas Cards. I haven’t sent any for over 10 years but this year I’ve received less than 10 which could be disappointing when they might include family photos that may not be on FB.

I assume you aren’t going to Pat and Stan’s this holiday but maybe you’ll be volunteering which makes for a good option. Did you buy yourself a gift? You could fly out and join Uncle Ron’s snowmobiling holiday. Sounds like they have lots of snow near Steven’s Pass.

Nancy is still looking for a rental for us. Diana is on board too and Claire so I hope she can find something. If you’re a cousin or a friend of a cousin you’re invited. Jill? Gayle? Or maybe I’d best wait to see what Nancy can locate.

In case you want to know what I want for Christmas, just let it be a certain photo. Even my walking pals are inquiring.