HOLIDAYS! 2011
Our Crystal Mountain
When my husband sings “White Christmas” or “Winter Wonderland” (and he has an incredible voice), I get goose bumps. He’s working out of town at the moment, but I’m watching snowflakes coming down much too fast as my world gently turns white. We never really know how much we’re going to get (computer weather reports all differ) but I think we’ll have at least a half a foot. The song I’m listening to right now is “Let It Snow.” There’s not much I can do about it!
Tom and Judy
I’m also thinking of our family…Tom who was here for Thanksgiving; Ron and his kids, all three, who are coming from California the day after Christmas, and Gary and family who might get down for a few days for a group reunion. And Jim’s kids, Jeff and family in North Carolina who I haven’t seen in so long thanks to the bad back, and Jill and her family. Jim sees a lot of those guys when he does shows in Vegas but I miss them, too. (Skype works great!) Many years ago we had memorable ski weekends at Tahoe and Mammoth but it’s so difficult to get everyone together nowadays. Between jobs and school and distance, it a real challenge. Thank God for friends and electronics!
Our Christmas lights are so colorful and pretty, inside and out, and it’s fun to remember back through so many holidays, the trees and snowmen, and the joy and gratitude Jim and I feel. We used to take a lot of videos back then but we seem to have
Jesse and friends
moved to the fancy phones…and it’s just not the same. I hope I have enough self control not to drag the oldies out and expect teenagers to sit and watch them no matter how great and funny we think they are! I think they’ll be texting, and hopefully snowboarding. We’re blessed to live half an hour from one of the best ski areas in Colorado, but unfortunately, about the time boarding came into existence, I tore up my knee at Tahoe and had to let that sport go by the board…so to speak. Maybe in my next life. I was pretty darn good if I do say so myself. Thanks to my sons I eventually cut an impressive figure with feet together, shushing down the mountain with a cowboy hat on! No helmets in those days. No photos of that but I met some interesting folks on the chair lifts. {smile})
Now that I’m able to sit at the computer once again, I’m really looking forward to getting back to work on my book about older women…at least that seems to be where I’m heading. I certainly have more than enough material for it! I want to keep it light and, hopefully, funny. Got to get that creativity back again. I’ll keep you posted on that.
So for now, I’m wishing you all a very happy holiday season of love and blessings and a peaceful 2012. Who knows what the year will bring but I’m choosing to believe it will be a wonderful one and wish you all the same!
Disgruntled snow shoveler
