No work today, so I tried to sleep in. Kerri will let me sleep until 8am, and then she harasses me until I am up. So up and at-em early. I ground me some fresh coffee, Blue Star Celebration Blend, that my sisters sent. Double filter, so I get that deep flavor. Thank you, girls! Very nice way to start my morning.
I love the holiday season. It is different in Oklahoma, than what I remember growing up. The valley felt isolated, in a good way. Like a little mountain village sitting at the base of Billy Goat. In the evening Pateros sparkled, and Brewster appeared like a village in the distance. The holidays usually had snow to blanket the earth and home, adding to the feeling of snuggled in. The northern sun sets early. Funny how the mind gets all rosy looking into the past. The holidays do that. I tend to get all soft in the middle.
No sight of snow here. The cold descended on us in hours. In the mid to high 70s one day to 13 degrees the next. Brutal! Sustained winds drop the wind chill well below zero. Our little villages are only visible from the street. For days it was 13, 16, 18 degrees. Raining. Now how does it rain when it is 18 degrees? Obviously somebody sinned to cause such awful weather. I suspect it was a local politician, but I hear other states got similar weather. It might have been that Illinois governor. I hear they they are taking a brutal beating. I'm not sure why we would have to take his punishment too.
The Cardinals were out in full force this morning. An exaggerated guess would be close to a hundred seed-eaters were all over the lawn this morning. Cardinals dominated the group with a few Crowned Sparrows joining the browse. At least a dozen males were scattered across the lawn, and they were out numbered by three to one by females. The little guys covered the lawn and were perched in the trees. I will miss the Cardinals.
Kerri has a pot of fresh beans on the stove. It is our traditional chili beans for Christmas Eve. Janice and Michael will be over this evening. The kids are revved up, and picking at each other in anticipation. Tomorrow will be prime-rib roast. I'm definitely looking forward to that! I do love Christmas dinner.
I wish everyone a Merry Christmas!
jlw
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Have you started your book yet. You need to get busy writing it soon. Merry Christmas! Love you guys.
wow you are too funny...your prime rib dinner sound yummy and the whole effect of the kids anticipation thing i miss we don't really get to experience that anymore its more of a childish bashing we do after dinner all the way to church, you know cause its winter and we all have to let jan drive her big bad truck :)so its real cozy abe, gideon, jan and i. fun fun...Merry Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to you too, sounding a bit home sick?
Well very well said all of it! I love that part about getting soft in the middle. . .to late heehee. Kids look great at the concert looks like lots of fun wish we could see them wish we could see you you all we have I think fourteen inches of snow so its a very nice white fluffy blanket:) I think its all due to global warming all this weather heehee or climate changes at least. anywayz you guys have a Merry Christmas and a HAPPY HOLIDAYS! see you in thirty some days :)!:)!:)!:)!:)!
Gideon won't be seeing anyone in 30 days. He is so reved up now, and in thirty days the starts in his eyes will have him stumbling!
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