Snowbound

Actually, it's just me that's snowbound: Seth can walk to work in his new Christmas boots (opened early out of necessity) and Mark can get around, although he says the streets are hazardous; and Megan and Brooks and family are headed to I.F. till Christmas Eve; so I guess itis just me (oh - and my aide) that can't get out this week. That's good for me, because I have a lot to do! Mark and I have been spending the evenings having Christmas early, just for fun. We watched Polar Express on evening, and Mark made us warm bowls of his own special chocolate pudding. It's just like really thick hot chocolate. Yum! Another night he made his own , special recipe, caramel corn, and it smelled great! He bagged it up to take to his home teaching families, and we got plates of goodies in return. Wow! And we've been keeping the tv tuned to TBN, which has stories and songs of Christ and Christmas all the time. I love having that in the background. We've gotten 4 Christmas cards so far, but then, we're (I'm) terrible about getting any cards made out. Every year I do a newsletter and have cards that we don't mail. I feel the weight of Christmas tasks too heavily to move, so I'm thinking, "Well, a Holiday Newsletter would be fine. I'm trying to enjoy myself, and whatever happens, happens. That attitude will probably get me farther than stressing will, anyway. The main thing is being generous with our spirits, in celebration of Jesus Christ. Happy Birthday, Jesus, this week and every week. Your coming defeated evil in our lives and gave us HOPE