December 27, 2008
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Hey, friends,
How was your Christmas?
Ours was lively, with plenty of food and conversation.
Doyle's daughter Erika and her fiance' Mike drove all the way up from South Florida to spend Christmas with Doyle, Ruby and me, bringing along their six-month-old boxer puppy, Indie. Our Great Dane, Hagrid, was terrified of little Indie at first, because he's never really been around another dog much, but they were soon fast friends and spent as much time as possible playing together.
I only had Christmas Day off from work, so it's been kind of busy for me around here, but it's been a nice week. We enjoyed having the kids here, and loved being in our new/old house for our first Christmas. I went to Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, which I love. I missed my boys - I think this is only the second Christmas since Alex was born that I haven't had one of them with me.
We've got the downstairs pretty straight and square-away, and it does look pretty, at least to us. The upstairs, where D and I hang out a lot, still has lots of boxes to be put away, but we'll get there.
Tomorrow's my birthday - I'll be 53. Yikes! How did that happen???
Tell me about your Christmases, friends!
Comments (5)
Happy Birthday!!!!So happy you at least had SOME family with you! Mine was full of family, which I loved, especially playing with baby Mila, now 6 months old:)
A very happy birthday to you, dear Celia! May it be filled with a myriad of loving gifts from the Father -- phone calls from kids, a sunset, a great personal story from someone surprising, shadows falling across some interesting corner of your world you hadn't noticed before -- things like that. Know that there are many in this world who are enriched by your kindness and your gift of words.
My Christmas was quiet and pleasant, up until a long, difficult disagreement with our first-born last night -- another session in an ongoing series of confrontations. Not fun. But other than that, no complaints.
Glad you had a good visit. Trust me, 53 is just a baby.
We had a wonderful Christmas here in Macon and in Tupelo with my family except that Av wasn't feeling so swell. Where is Jamie? I thought he was in Arkansas near y'all. Have a great birthday. Much love, Cyn
Celia - I hope that your birthday was wonderful. I think women improve with age. -April