Merry Christmas!

The day was bright and shinny! It was cold and breezy. It was Christmas Day.

Last night we went to Mass at St. Mary's for 6:15. The choir there is awesome and very large. Maybe the largest in the city. Since we're 'Roaming Catholics', we've been to a few around town. Also, St. Mary's has about a 15 member hand bell choir. Fantastic. There was a 30 minute concert before the seven o'clock mass. What a great way to start Christmas! The pew we were in was empty. My cousin, Yvette and her family showed up and sat with us. We were happy to see her and her grown-up children. It was very warm and cozy in that beautiful church.

The church was designed by an architect that I knew very well. We were engaged right after college. He designed a beautiful church. It is warm and comforting. The altar society did a good job of putting up Christmas decorations in it.

Today, Bill came for breakfast and gift exchanging. He got some very thoughtful gifts for us. I cooked a big Christmas dinner and we all ate too much. So, what else is new?

Well, I got a blue bike for Christmas and a lot of Kitchen apps. Very nice! I was blessed. The bike was not a surprise as Gordon wanted it to be. I happened to go outside when he was taking it out of the truck. He was very surprised and upset that I "caught" him. Giggle! He should have waited until he was sure I wouldn't be going outside.

I wanted a good grater for cheeses, etc. Gordon got me a really good one. I washed it and as I was drying it, I cut up my finger. Already! And I haven't used it yet! I had to put pressure with a gauze pad, then with a band aid and a plastic glove in order to cook dinner. You find a way, huh? Dinner was very good. We had baked pork loin, cornbread dressing, green beans, roasted potatoes, garlic bread, ambrosia and for dessert, Baked apples. Yumm! It is almost 7 pm. We ate about 12:30 pm. I haven't been able to eat the baked apple because I am still so full.

Billy took two plates of food home with him. He also took TWO baked apples. He has lost a lot of weight and now wears size 38 pants. He was in a 44 when he went to see a doctor to pacify me. The Doc told him to lose weight. That did it. He is six feet tall and weighs about 238. He just turned 40 and really looks good.