Happy Christmas to You!!!

   Well due to lack of hours in the day, I haven't posted for a long while.  The days this month were placed in a tornado...then I was tossed in it.  Now it is Christmas EVE! Where has the time gone? I'm sure I don't know.

  ALRIGHT. Now it is Christmas day. Merry Christmas! The reason I didn't finish this yesterday was because a dark blustery snow storm hit.  So I grabbed my notebook, iPod, and A Christmas Carol.  I announced to however was listening in the house that I was "off to go adventuring and I may come back, but in case not Sophie knows what of my belongings are willed to who". I tramped out into the wind and happily set our for my thinking place that I shall not tell you about...it is my own.  I got in the very first set of footprints in the new snow...even though it was still falling. I was freezing(especially my HANDS!!Ah!;)) and full of Christmas cheer.  My book and I got very wet. Then I decided that we were getting a little too wet so I walked around our neighborhood circle. Then Sophie called to tell me that we were off to the Dingman's. I had forgotten about this..so I ran the rest of the way in my giant heavy boots, books stuffed in my jacket.  So I hopped into the car and we were off. We had a lovely evening. Many thanks to Mrs. Dingman who let me have some of her Christmas beans that I adore. ;) We got home and watched the Nativity Story..which is a must. My favorite tradition. Alright, that is my account of Christmas Eve. Except I also made baklava earlier yesterday.  It turned out better than I thought, though it wasn't perfect and it was time consuming. I brought some down to the Shute home..and that is when the snow/hail/whatever that white stuff was that hurt my face started to fall. I got to drive up the hill back to our house for the first time in snow! It was terrible! I slid everywhere and I had no idea how to drive on extremely slippery roads...the car did not want to move up the hill...so I sang my "Lord, help me to make it home without having to call my dad" prayer merrily to the tune of whatever was on the radio. I made it home. Ok now I am really done with talking about Christmas Eve.  This is my cheater picture...I didn't take it, but it is pretty accurate of the woods here in the snow.

Today is Christmas. I am wishing you a Merry Christmas, not "Happy Holidays".  I hope we all remember Jesus' birthday.  He was born into this world. God made into flesh. "Eternity kissed time", as Dad said in his Sermon on Sunday. Jesus was born to die and then rise again. I am so thankful for this...what better reason to celebrate???!!!!  There is no better or important occasion to honor than this one. Merry CHRISTmas!!!!!!!!!! 

Have a glorious and happy day filled with fun, family, and remembrance. I will write about my day today later on this week...pictures included. For real.  Here is one of my new favorite Christmas songs...I have too many favorites, but hey I now have NEW favorites..so I'm branching out, right? It is Silent Night/Lord of my Life by Lady Antebellum. Enjoy!

Love,
Madeleine