Christmas Day is almost over and it was a good one.
After having spent half the night under "tornado watch", we were surprised to wake up and see the sun shining. After breakfast, we went into the living room
After having spent half the night under "tornado watch", we were surprised to wake up and see the sun shining. After breakfast, we went into the living room
and took turns opening our gifts under the tree.
I got to go first and I'm holding a gift from our son Bill.
It's a machine that you stack 35mm slides in and convert them to digatal images on the computer so you can put them on a CD and make copies. Also can do the same with negatives. We have lots of old slides of the boys when they were younger and the color is fading so I hope to transfer them very soon.
It's a machine that you stack 35mm slides in and convert them to digatal images on the computer so you can put them on a CD and make copies. Also can do the same with negatives. We have lots of old slides of the boys when they were younger and the color is fading so I hope to transfer them very soon.
Santa brought me an under the shelf AM/FM radio and 7" pull-down screen TV to use in the kitchen. I have been looking for one of those so I was very surprised to get one.
Jim was hoping 
to get a new brierwood pipe. He got
to get a new brierwood pipe. He got 3 pipes and was very happy. Bill ordered one online and it came from the Ukraine, the one Jim is holding in the photo. Ron also gave him two pipes. They are hard to find and you almost have to order them online. A local service station keeps pipe tobacco in store for him. He also got some clothes, chocolate candy, a new LED flashlight, a Clemson sweatshirt, and a bunch more.
Even before we started opening our gifts, our phone started ringing; family calling to wish us
Merry Christmas. We were either calling people or they were calling us throughout the day. What fun! And we were all sending pictures on email throughout the day.
My cousins Tom and Sharon invited us to have Christmas dinner with them and their children from Orlando. Tom's sister Kathy and her family also came. What a spread! Turkey, ham, chicken and dumplings, all kinds of veggies, hot rolls, cranberry casserole (I brought this dish) and a table filled with desserts of all kinds. We had a lot of fun recalling Christmas with our grandparents on the farm, many years ago. We also talked about James and how he loved Christmas and things he would do and say. Talking about him helps us not to be so sad.
Now the temperature is dropping almost freezing. We have a fire going in the fireplace and just being lazy. Turned off the TV for awhile and enjoying the peace and quiet. It has been a nice Christmas Day. God bless everyone!
