Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good night....

Hi everyone! It has been the best day... Brian and I went to Diane and Lamar's and met Jessica and Jason's little brother... and then we all went to Dixie Cafe for lunch and then we went to the mall and stayed until 5:30... it closed at 6 pm... this has been the best day.... it has just been wonderful and it seemed like Christmas... it was a little warmer than I would have liked but I can live with it.... our mall wasn't crowded and we all just ran around and had the best time! Munchkin was in a good mood.. and she was passed around to each one on and off.... we got her a new outfit and I've wrapped it in tissue so she can tear into it in the am.... at our party Saturday night here, we had her some toys and clothes and we helped her open those... she likes to eat the wrapping paper... ;-) We will get up in the am and open our presents here and then we will get ready to go to Jessica and Jasons for Munchkin to open gifts and we will be having dinner there.... and we are planning on going to the movies afterwards... we did last year and I enjoyed it.... Now to catch up a bit..... I was tagged to do a Christmas hoopla.. the 12 days of Christmas... 12 random things about me and Christmas.... hmm..... here we go....

1) Christmas is and has always been my favorite holiday..... not because of all the gifts but because of my family......

2) This is my 17th Christmas with my husband.....

3) The first Christmas my husband and I were married, it snowed....

4) One year, Diane and I got an Easy-Bake oven... and we made lots of goodies for our Mom and Dad to sample!

5) This is our 3rd Christmas without Dad and our second without Mom....and we miss them..

6) I love everything to do with Christmas... the family, the food, the gifts, the decorations, our tree... seeing the beautiful trees at the mall..... mine is just as gorgeous!

7) Our Christmas party is my gift to myself..... I love having my family and friends in my home and just being with everyone.

8) My husband and I open a few gifts every Christmas eve but save most for Christmas morning... I never opened gifts on Christmas eve until I got married...

9) Every year, I love to go to Pier 1 and get candles for our house for Christmas... I love the way they make your house smell.... cinnamon and apples...mmmm.... and Diane's hot spiced cider warming on my stove! I got the leftovers after the party Saturday night!! Thanks, Diane!

10) I try to watch "Christmas Vacation" every year.... but I haven't seen it this year!! Darn!! I did get to see "Santa Clause ... the Movie" last night.... I love all of those movies!

11) I love Christmas songs... most of our family sings..... and yesterday at church, one of our piano players asked Diane to sing "O Holy Night"... Diane warned them that she was still having sinus problems.... I started praying for her before she got up on stage... and she made it through and did a wonderful job!! And got a standing ovation!! Go Diane!!

12) I believe that Christ is what Christmas is all about.... and they are taking God out of everything... but no matter what they do, CHRISTmas belongs to HIM!!! Thank you, God for your most precious gift, your son.... Happy Birthday, Jesus!!!

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I hope each one of you has a wonderful day tomorrow... enjoy your family and friends... and make some memories... This is Munchkin's 1st Christmas and I am looking forward to seeing her open more gifts and listening to her giggle... Merry Christmas to you and yours... Love, Cecil