The 2014 holiday season is now a happy memory among our many
“Christmases past.”
With Ed recuperating
from knee surgery (twice) I enjoyed shopping, cleaning, cooking, decorating and
together we both celebrated the season at a Rotary and a Ward Christmas party
and welcomed our neighbors and friends as one of five homes open for refreshments and
tours in the Christmas Around the Ward annual event.
Larry came from Seattle, arriving on
Christmas Eve to be joined by Stacy and her family for dinner and our
traditional Holiday Family Home Evening.
Kelly and Gary arrived on Boxing Day (the day after Christmas).
During our time together, we saw two movies
(“Big Eyes” and “Unbroken”), saw Doris and Kelly’s wedding dress on display with 55 other wedding dresses at
the St. George Art Museum, wrote Larry’s obituary (it was more fun than it sounds), drove to
Zion to photograph the beautiful grandeur of this national park, ate repurposed
leftovers (several times) and enjoyed lots of chit chat and laughter.
A very nice after-Christmas surprise was the arrival in town of Jan'L and her boys. 13-year-old Kole spent extra time with us when Taisley, he and I went to see "Mockingjay" then on Grandpa's birthday he came over to help us load up the pick-up truck with an oversized load on its way to the DI followed by lunch at the Pizza Factory. On New Year's Eve, we enjoyed dinner with friends at our house and woke on New Years Day to find a rare skiff of snow.
In short, it was a pleasant several days with
family and friends and we miss everyone who has come and gone as well as those who were unable to be with us at all! In the words of Tiny Tim, "God bless us ... everyone"... and especially in the New Year!
