Nothing Says Christmas Better

Nothing says Christmas to me better than pictures of children with Santa. These cuties are April and Tim's grandchildren.  As a matter of fact,  April is there with them right now.  

Please pray with me that these children are able to grow up in a free country, where God is king, rather than a socialistic society where no one is free and only those at the top have all they need.

If only we had made sure these last few generations had learned unadulterated history. They would not be anxious to take on a form of government that has destroyed country after country.  Socialism has wrecked every country where it has been tried.  And yet, many seemingly educated people are ignorant  of the results of socialism and they would make the same mistakes again. It is really our fault. We let the communist party work here, through first our colleges and then throughout our school systems, to fulfill Krushchev's  promise to bury us.

Merry Christmas '18

This is the picture of us for Christmas this year. I tried  to put two together with our meager  tree, but I haven't had any luck yet. Because of the angle at which the pictures were taken, Ron looks like a giant and I look like a doll (ha ha, not meaning cute) of course, but miniature. Not that we need any more pictures. One is plenty.

We didn't wrap any gifts and therefore we did not open any packages. So poor Maggie didn't get anything. She seemed very happy though to get to spend some time with her big sister April and her husband, Tim. I'll scrapbook some of those pictures later. 

My major gift was the best set of sheets we've even had. They are even better than the ones we got when we were first married. These are not only 100% cotton ( I hadn't seen any for years) they also have features that  I'd not seen, for example the sides top and bottom were all labeled. The elastic is very thick. They are great quality and  I have to thank my friend Phyllis for recommending them.

We have been sleeping quite comfortably on those wonderful. Now  I need to buy some new larger, more plush pillows which will fit those pillow cases better. I have not hit any after Christmas sales yet, but  plan to do that before too long.

On Santa's List

Ava went to see  Santa and make sure she was put on his good list. It is so great to see her sitting there on his lap.

Well now Christmas has come and gone. Santa left presents under Ava's tree. Now  all she has to
do is be sure she stays on his good side  to insure she will get some more presents next Christmas.

Heather Land Funny

I don't know how long Heather Land has been around.  I had never heard of it.  But in mid October when we had  ORU together for a reunion of sorts, one of the girls introduced us to it. Oh what  fun. We laughed and laughed. The phrase, "I ain't doin' it" is an important part of the whole comedy skit.
If you are not familiar with it, check it  out here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcSo4V4DY7c

Santa Charmer

Our Colorado grandchildren were able to spend quite a bit of time with Santa this year. They saw him first for a good while on the 16th, then on the 19th, they met with him again. This time, was on a school day, so only Julia and Oliver were there.

It seems like Julia charmed him both times. She even  tickled her big brother, Oliver.

Well, it is  nice to have finally started with Christmas pictures. We have a lot of them this year and it should be a good long month of scrapbooking  these memories.

Well, I'll say it again. I really hope  to put some Christmas layouts on here soon.  I'm through now  with the pictures taken before Christmas, so if nothing out of the ordinary happens, you may see Christmas on here tomorrow night.

I'm hoping that you all have started working on your new year's resolutions. I have not. We were invited to a friend's home tonight for dinner, so of course, I had to eat. Could I have a better excuse to hold off on my diet? While the pounds pile up, I pray I can overcome all the temptations.  I pray that if  I am too close to food, I can overcome the temptation and push it away.

Family Time

I'd like to wish you all a Happy New Year, one heaped in blessings from above.

Well, as you will see, I'm still scrapbooking  pictures from August. Actually, I am already now to begin with the Christmas season, now that it is over and so is the year.

Before  I go any further, I want to tell you something DISGUSTiNG!!  

I got up this morning, opened the dishwasher...and their were dirty dishes in there from 

LAST YEAR! 

I have since recovered though, and I am ready to post   some really cute pictures of our son John and his family.