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Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Christmas Every Day

Deane's treatments finished right before Thanksgiving and we decided to make this December a special month for us.  So we did something every day in the spirit of True Christmas... meaning the birth of Jesus... NOT the coming of Santa.

Here's what our December days looked like:

First, we had 4 events in November just because that is how it works out...

As always we did Operation Christmas Child with boxes packed honor our niece and nephew.

I took a watercolor painting class where we made a gift bag with a poinsettia on it.  

We again went to the poinsettia open house and tour.

And the first thing on the Friday after Thanksgiving we headed up the road to get our Christmas tree.  "First thing" because they are usually sold out by the afternoon!

And now December!

1 Dec: We started the season by watching "It's A Wonderful Life".


2 Dec: Played all our favorite carols.

3 Dec: Egg nog and Golden Amish Fruitcake.  Yum!


4 Dec: The wreath went up on the front door.


5 Dec: Noel Night at the museum.  Enjoyed a concert by a local Celtic band "Red River Breeze".


6 Dec: The Christmas story.


7 Dec: Attended a small town (Ashland City) Christmas celebration.  First... the lighting of the city tree.


Second... gifts for their Christmas toy drive.


And the day ended with the parade!


8 Dec: German Christmas service.


9 Dec: Our first Christmas card received.


10 Dec: We finished our Christmas cards!


11 Dec: Gingersnap cookies and homemade hot cocoa.


12 Dec: At the Governor's mansion Christmas Open House.  There was also a charity collection and we gave to a Christian group who keeps children until they are placed into foster care.


13 Dec:  A ride through living nativity.


Then on to a performance of selections from Handel's 'Messiah'.


14 Dec: We went to the ceremony for the Wreaths Across America"


15 Dec: A church cantata.


16 Dec: Watched "A Christmas Carol".  This is our favorite version.


17 Dec. Had a Turkish lunch with a dear friend.


18 Dec: Another living nativity with refreshments afterward.


19 Dec: Baking!


20 Dec: Another lunch with a friend.


21 Dec: Watched "A Charlie Brown Christmas".


22 Dec:  Enjoyed hot apple cider and cinnamon rolls.


23 Dec:  Went for a drive to look at Christmas lights.


24 Dec: Watched "The Nativity Story".


25 Dec: Christmas dinner.  Beef Stroganoff and fresh broccoli.


26 Dec: Himself baked "butter ball" cookies from his Mom's recipe.


27 Dec:  Our 2019 ornament.


28 Dec:  Enjoyed the Christmas cards we received.


29 Dec: Watched a new-to-us movie "The Christmas Candle".

30 Dec: Didn't decorate much and what we did took forever to get done due to "technical difficulties".  We are both happy with how it looked.

31 Dec:  Ended our year together and ready for the New Year.



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