Here’s
to our quiet Christmas Day, 2020. We started
by sleeping in. Actually, that means I
woke up at 6. Problem was, we had to
leave at 6:30 to be in LaMarque for the gift opening around 7. It is always a fun day at the LaMarque
Vaughan’s house. Their gifts are wrapped
in color-coded paper. The color is a
clue to what’s inside. One is something
they can use. Another is something to help
them spiritually. The third is something
just really special. They also give
sibling gifts to each other. Makes for a
nice spread when there are five siblings to go around. My favorite gift I saw opened? The one four-year-old Ezra gave to his brother
Micah. A box of candy sweetened with six
cents. Awesome.
On
the way home we stopped by Cailyn’s house to wish them a Merry Christmas. She was busy setting up her new PS5. At least I think that’s the right
number. She also got a skateboard and a
new helmet. She won’t be spending all
her spare time in front of the video screen.
April was very excited about her new air fryer/crockpot/anything-else-you-need-it-to-do-in-the-kitchen
machine. Sounds like it can even wash
the dishes. And Nathan was most proud of
his new toy – an airsoft gun. Automatic
fire. Just like a machine gun. The nephews should beware.
Finally
back at home, we exchanged gifts to each other.
Chris gave me several of the baseball cards I have been looking for from
the 1961-62 Fleer set. Getting close on
that one. Chris got one of those flash
drives that can find photos on your devices so you can transfer them to an
external hard drive. And there was a John
Grisham book. And of course her tabletop
calendar. She also got her yearly
carving. This time it was sort of a wind
chime carved out of wood (quieter that way).
The numbers at the top read “2020.”
Dangling down from that are other words reminiscent of the past year. Words like: Covid, hurricanes, Zoom, and
masks. And at the bottom is the number
one memory of the year - a carved heart with a crack down the middle. Yep.
Heart attack. Romantic, huh?
One
other great highlight … We had a FaceTime call from the Waco Vaughan’s. They reviewed all of their favorite gifts for
us. One would think they were a little
excited. I loved the comment Luke
made. “We have two more trees to go. One at your house and one at MiMi and BobBob’s.” Come on down, Big Boy. We’re ready for ya!
We
watched the new Wonder Woman movie. I wouldn’t
say it is quite as bad as other reviews I have read. Not the greatest DC epic, to be sure, but not
downright terrible. It was just the internal inconsistencies that
got me. Not revealing anything here,
though. Watch it yourself. We also saw an episode of a Netflix show that
had been recommended to us called Virgin River.
That one put me to sleep. Full-on
slow-moving soap opera. We switched over
to a college basketball game. Last night
we watched a few episodes of one of my favorite shows … Worst Cooks in
America. Very goofy show. People do strange things in the kitchen when
they don’t know what they are doing. Not
my wife, though. She is a fabulous
cook. Made me some Turkey enchilada pie
for lunch even though she can’t really eat any (lots of salt inside). That lady seems to like me …
Joshua
1:9 says, “Have I not commanded you?
Be strong and courageous. Do not
be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you
wherever you go.”
Father,
thank you for a nice Christmas Day. The
touches with family were special. So was
the time we got to spend just hanging out together. Amen.
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