Catching Up with Christmas - #2

Well, in the waining days of December, I figured, I should do a final "Christmas Catch Up."  It has been an insanely busy month, so this will be just a quick fly by of the events and activities that have taken place. . .

December 7th

Had a wonderful speaking engagement at Kirby Church!

After three times of speaking (at their three Christmas teas),
I've grown to love the ladies there.

God sure is great to allow me the opportunity
to touch the lives the other women!

December 8th

All I remember is 

that every time I looked out my classroom window,

it looked like a Winder Wonderland!

December 12th

My favorite neighborhood tree looked especially awesome

with a new coating of snow.

December 16th

Everything is set and ready for the church Christmas play -

  The Gifts of Goody Grisom.

[Note to self :  NEVER use hay for any church program - EVER!!]

December 17th

Didn't get a picture of the classroom party
(the first annual NCS 5th Grade Minute to Win It),

but I did get a picture of the Christmas bulletin board finished
AFTER everyone left for Christmas Vacation!

My students wrote about why 

they felt Christmas so so important.

Gotta love their heart-felt sincerity!

December 18th

After a family Christmas party at Nicole's, 

Steve and I dashed to the Redford Theater,

and made it in time for the Wurlitzer concert 

and a showing of White Christmas.

What a sweet way to spend the evening with the love-of-my-life!

December 21st

Due to clouds, this was the best view 

I had of the lunar eclipse during the winter solstice.

(At 3am, the computer was a poor substitute for the real thing.)

December 23rd

Finally got the Christmas tree up!

December 24th

Spent the afternoon celebrating Christmas with the family, 

celebrating Christmas Eve with our church family and grandma,

took grandma home
(who, by the way, really enjoyed the service!),

went looking for dinner

and found some beautiful Christmas lights!

Lefty's was the only restaurant we could find open.

The beefsteak was so good,

 I almost forgot to get a picture!

December 25th

Merry Christmas!

No pictures, just memories of a wonderfully relaxing day

spent with my sweets!

December 26th

Knowing how much I love Christmas lights, 

at my request, my dear one willingly drove me
all the way out to Rochester to enjoy Main Street 

decked out in its Holiday finest!

December 27th

After finding an online coupon that expired this week,

Steve took me all the way down to 

Toledo's Libbey Glass Factory

to get stuff for our All Daughter's Dinner (in May)!

And of course, 

a trip to Toledo wouldn't be complete

without a trip to Tony Packo's!

[Note to self: You don't care for the regular chili - it is way HOT!]