Christmas is Coming (Already!)

 

Dear Friends,

It's cold outside! Just when we thought that summer was going to hang on forever, Mother Nature decided to put the AC on. We even had a little bit of snow this week, which is unusual for this part of Missouri.

Two of my girls passed their learner's permit tests and are now able to work on receiving their driver's licenses. Once they're done with that, I will only have one child left to teach to drive!

We cleaned our front room and put up the little pre-lighted tree, along with the garlands for the stair railing, etc., last Saturday. It was very eye-opening to see how much clutter and dust had collected under the couch since the last time we cleaned (I will spare you photos). With us all so busy running here and there, thank goodness for Christmas to have a chance to deep clean!

Mr. Graham has spent quite a few weeks suffering from a bad cold and pneumonia, so he hadn't been able to meet our daughter Tasha's new baby Gideon. He was very happy when he could finally hold the little bundle of joy! Children are such a delight and blessing, even though they come at great sacrifice.

I hope that you are staying warm if it's cold where you are, and if you're in the Southern hemisphere, I hope you're staying cool!

Many blessings to you,

Marqueta