I missed church last night. First time that has happened in many years. My driveway is about half a block long and according to my calculations we got over a foot and a half of snow on the level. Course a little breeze did whip me up a few drifts that were well past my knees and made walking to the goose house to tend my feathered friends a real chore. Out here in the county when the snow plow goes on South Road the end of my drive gets a double dose. Now my neighbor man has a four wheel drive so he can get out. A couple daughters came bearing gifts, but then again, we have the 4 wheel drive factor. I do not know if any of you have ever tried to drive a small front wheel drive car in the tracks of a big 4 wheel drive truck or SUV, but that is one feat you are not going to accomplish.
Yesterday morning I did manage to make it to the road but I had to shovel my young self out 4 or 5 times. I finally quit counting. I made up my mind that if I could just make it back home I would not leave until spring. So when I made it up the drive and slid into a place where I could leave the car, I jumped out and ran inside. And here I still am this morning. And here I shall remain,but then...
Yesterday evening when I saw church was not an option, I went down to sew. When I came up I looked out and the good fairy had came and cleared the drive and the parking in front of my house and the neighbors house. That was a sight which made me most happy. I strongly suspect that it was the neighbor man's father in law. He has a bobcat and while his name slips my mind, he is a very nice man. So now options are opening up for me again here on Christmas day. I think I will drift over to the step daughter's house or Kenny's ex wife's and then wind up at the Zane house for dinner (the one at noon). Then I may cruise up to Florence and see Amanda and the Bretster. Going to load the new serger up and have him show me how to thread it properly. The sucker has 8 threads and is way beyond my scope of expertise.
But I thought I would just pop on in here and wish you all a very, very Merry Christmas and remember that Jesus is the reason for the season! While I know most of you think of me as a Grinch, and that would be because I told you I am, I do have a tiny little spark way deep down that loves Christmas.
Oh, not the shopping, or the sales, or the hoopla that surrounds it, but the quiet little time when I can look up into a clear December sky and focus on a very bright star that twinkles at me and reminds me of the night so long ago when the baby Jesus was born in a manger. (I know December 25 may not have been the actual date, but it suffices for us to accept that date. ) As I think about that scene with Mary and Joseph and how far the wise men traveled and the Shepard's and the sheep and all of that, I think I can hear the angels sing.
Yesterday morning I did manage to make it to the road but I had to shovel my young self out 4 or 5 times. I finally quit counting. I made up my mind that if I could just make it back home I would not leave until spring. So when I made it up the drive and slid into a place where I could leave the car, I jumped out and ran inside. And here I still am this morning. And here I shall remain,but then...
Yesterday evening when I saw church was not an option, I went down to sew. When I came up I looked out and the good fairy had came and cleared the drive and the parking in front of my house and the neighbors house. That was a sight which made me most happy. I strongly suspect that it was the neighbor man's father in law. He has a bobcat and while his name slips my mind, he is a very nice man. So now options are opening up for me again here on Christmas day. I think I will drift over to the step daughter's house or Kenny's ex wife's and then wind up at the Zane house for dinner (the one at noon). Then I may cruise up to Florence and see Amanda and the Bretster. Going to load the new serger up and have him show me how to thread it properly. The sucker has 8 threads and is way beyond my scope of expertise.
But I thought I would just pop on in here and wish you all a very, very Merry Christmas and remember that Jesus is the reason for the season! While I know most of you think of me as a Grinch, and that would be because I told you I am, I do have a tiny little spark way deep down that loves Christmas.
Oh, not the shopping, or the sales, or the hoopla that surrounds it, but the quiet little time when I can look up into a clear December sky and focus on a very bright star that twinkles at me and reminds me of the night so long ago when the baby Jesus was born in a manger. (I know December 25 may not have been the actual date, but it suffices for us to accept that date. ) As I think about that scene with Mary and Joseph and how far the wise men traveled and the Shepard's and the sheep and all of that, I think I can hear the angels sing.
Merry Christmas To All and God Bless Us Everyone!
1 comment:
Thank you and hope you had a very nice one also. OMG, I can't believe how much snow you had. We didn't even get close to that but we had enough to make me stay in with my chair. Love to you and wishing you a Happy and Very Prosperous New Year.
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