Finally, in the 16th draft- the 2008 Christmas letter has been put to rest- bed- or print. Now, is the second most difficult task of the annual Christmas card/letter writing gig: collecting all of the correct addresses for people.
Last night I waded through my old address book and discovered all sorts of names of folk who won't be getting a letter this year because they are now deceased. (Who knows? They may enjoy not receiving a letter this year. Maybe I can write- Heaven - as the address and the US postal service can deliver it like they take Santa's mail to him at the North Pole. Or is that too much mixing of church and government?)
Because I can now 'see dead people' in my address book it has become painfully obvious how outdated this ledger is. Another clue to how out-of-touch of my address book is that several couples listed A to Z are now divorced. Ouch.
I had no idea that addressing Christmas letters would be an exercise in grief work! Whew.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
And the turkey was...
...juicy! Hip Hip Hooray!
We had a terrific holiday- great weather, good conversation, yummy food, delicious pies etc.
Now, onto the next feast!
We had a terrific holiday- great weather, good conversation, yummy food, delicious pies etc.
Now, onto the next feast!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Turkey-O-Rama
I am going to do it! I am acuutally going to host the full meal deal of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner (minus oyster dressing and cranberries) tomorrow afternoon. (You cannot see it but, I actually just did a nervous twitch.)
My husband (awesome man that he is) has agreed to clean the house. The dog has agreed not to vomit up rocks while the guests are here. Our daughter is going to make placecards for everyone. She will probably during the time of preparing the turkey decide to play with her playdough in the kitchen. That could be a potential food disaster.
I think I will need to purchase a new potato peeler... I cannot seem to find one among all the gadgets in my kitchen. The lost nature of the peeler reveals the sad fact of how often I make real mashed potatoes in our house!
Pies are to be made tonight. House cleaned today. And then a marathon of cooking and preparation tomorrow.
Let's just hope that the turkey is thawing on schedule...18 pounds of turkey flesh have taken over my refridgerator. Whew! I will nap on Friday. If not, you'll all hear about it!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
My husband (awesome man that he is) has agreed to clean the house. The dog has agreed not to vomit up rocks while the guests are here. Our daughter is going to make placecards for everyone. She will probably during the time of preparing the turkey decide to play with her playdough in the kitchen. That could be a potential food disaster.
I think I will need to purchase a new potato peeler... I cannot seem to find one among all the gadgets in my kitchen. The lost nature of the peeler reveals the sad fact of how often I make real mashed potatoes in our house!
Pies are to be made tonight. House cleaned today. And then a marathon of cooking and preparation tomorrow.
Let's just hope that the turkey is thawing on schedule...18 pounds of turkey flesh have taken over my refridgerator. Whew! I will nap on Friday. If not, you'll all hear about it!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Bring On the Gifts!
As we move into Advent this year we will be sharing and discussing gifts at Calvary during our worship services. It is our theme for the sermons during Advent and a theme many of us hear form our children, grandchildren or nieces and nephews. “What gifts will I get? What gifts will we give?” are the common phrases we hear.
There seems to be a lot of discussion around giving and receiving which is why we are starting the discussion on the first Sunday of Advent with ‘the gift I didn’t want”. We’ve got a great movie clip for children of all ages to illustrate this dilemma.
So come with all your thoughts and feelings about the gifts you have been given that you didn’t want, hated, wish you could re-gift, return, or refuse! See you this weekend.
There seems to be a lot of discussion around giving and receiving which is why we are starting the discussion on the first Sunday of Advent with ‘the gift I didn’t want”. We’ve got a great movie clip for children of all ages to illustrate this dilemma.
So come with all your thoughts and feelings about the gifts you have been given that you didn’t want, hated, wish you could re-gift, return, or refuse! See you this weekend.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Wedding Flat
On the way to a Saturday afternoon wedding in southern-nowhere-Illinois, our little family was cruising along watching the Spongebob Squarepants Christmas special on our portable DVD player when... our tire went flat.
The important thing to note is that we had just purchased and installed a set of 4 brand new tires on the SUV 2 hours prior to our road trip. Yeah- that's right a brand new tire. Bites, doesn't it?!
The priority status of our AAA service guy was an hour late...needless to say we didn't make the wedding ceremony (arrived at the church as the guests were walking out the front doors). We made it to the reception though- what a day!
The important thing to note is that we had just purchased and installed a set of 4 brand new tires on the SUV 2 hours prior to our road trip. Yeah- that's right a brand new tire. Bites, doesn't it?!
The priority status of our AAA service guy was an hour late...needless to say we didn't make the wedding ceremony (arrived at the church as the guests were walking out the front doors). We made it to the reception though- what a day!
Friday, November 21, 2008
Things better...
Thanks everyone for your condolences about my rough morning this week. Whew.
Glad that one is behind me!
My Dukies won their game last night, my car keys are never leaving my sight again, and the Dr Seuss books have been read.
All is well.
Glad that one is behind me!
My Dukies won their game last night, my car keys are never leaving my sight again, and the Dr Seuss books have been read.
All is well.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
You know it's a bad day when...
...you wake up to your spouse loudly and with words that aren't meant for public audiences removing all the dishes from the cupboards on the hunt for a specific tupperware lid.
...later your spouse calls you during your shower to announce he has both sets of keys to your car but they and he are in Carmel, Indiana.
...dripping wet and half dressed with one contact lens in, you search the kitchen drawers for your valet key.
...during your search your precious toddler follows you around the kitchen with a stack of Dr. Seuss books begging for you to read to her.
...as you finally walk out the door to the garage (late and with a valet key) you run back into the house to discover the dog curled up in his kennel with the door wide open. (I guess he decided we were crazy enough- so he went back to bed on his own.)
...sigh, surely this day will get better! right?!
...later your spouse calls you during your shower to announce he has both sets of keys to your car but they and he are in Carmel, Indiana.
...dripping wet and half dressed with one contact lens in, you search the kitchen drawers for your valet key.
...during your search your precious toddler follows you around the kitchen with a stack of Dr. Seuss books begging for you to read to her.
...as you finally walk out the door to the garage (late and with a valet key) you run back into the house to discover the dog curled up in his kennel with the door wide open. (I guess he decided we were crazy enough- so he went back to bed on his own.)
...sigh, surely this day will get better! right?!
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