This chicken was hanging around our house for a few days but I guess I scared it away forever when I started trying to take its picture. It had been eating sunflower seeds from our feeders and had even been up our porch in the chairs.
The small Evergreen you see to the side is a live tree we had for Christmas 2004. It’s planted in Aaron’s memory; we call it our Aaron Tree, and the now thriving tree has survived, despite our ignorance in caring for it for a while. We nearly lost it a couple of times. One time I called the Extension Agent and he came and offered some advice but I could tell he had little hope for it.
Greg and I thoroughly enjoyed our 14th anniversary and got quite a bit done for Christmas. It comes at my husband fast. Our anniversary is Dec. 14th, then Christmas, New Years, Lisa’s BD and my birthday, all within a 2 payday period! Poor Greg!
I’ve been working on Christmas cards and wrapping stocking items in tissue paper. Greg goes all out, measures, uses a razor blade to cut it exactly and then puts each little measured piece of tape in place. He puts a bow and actually hollered at Cady over her help! Cady is Greg’s baby and she was horrified. He made up to her and finished his wrapping, as intense as ever.
I go the other way. I’m wrapping in tissue paper to protect from peeky eyes, but it goes into a stocking, a bag, or sometimes I can talk Greg into wrapping a box for me. Often he rescues the package or the ink cartridge or the roll of storage tape I have myself wrapped in from my hands and re-fixes what I’ve just fixed.
One year I did wrap presents in an obsessive-compulsive manner. Aaron’s first Christmas in Panama (my first was the invasion) I wrapped each present elaborately, uniquely and spent probably an hour on each gift (sometimes being an only child is sweet!) adding candy canes or tiny stockings, scissor-curled ribbon, each tag was either from Dad or Mom or Santa or the North Pole. He did not have one present that was dressed as any other. It took a few times, but after various trials at tearing little holes into the back of the packages, I caught on. The lad was trying his best to see any part of the present he could. I’ve not spent a great deal of time wrapping since then! LOL! It never changed. He didn’t even hide it that well that he was looking high and low. That was the same year I made all kinds of food. Pies: mincemeat, pumpkin, and some other kind I can’t think of right now. We cooked the turkey and had all the trimmings and invited over some friends, SFC Washington and his family. Daniel was the name of their son and he was Aaron’s age. It was a good Christmas but I never got used to Christmas in Panama in the sweltering heat. It seemed false. Probably because I missed my extended family so much. Be sure to pray for our troops who are far from family and of course, their families too.
I know everyone is busy right now. Semper Fi Mom’s 2nd son who is stationed in North Carolina is home in Lubbock, Kayla is with her Aunt Karen in Brownfield and Lisa and Roy are out shopping. Ray is busy mailing packages from Okinawa and I’m about to get back to the tissue paper thing, so stay safe out there!
Semper Fi,
De’on
The small Evergreen you see to the side is a live tree we had for Christmas 2004. It’s planted in Aaron’s memory; we call it our Aaron Tree, and the now thriving tree has survived, despite our ignorance in caring for it for a while. We nearly lost it a couple of times. One time I called the Extension Agent and he came and offered some advice but I could tell he had little hope for it.
Greg and I thoroughly enjoyed our 14th anniversary and got quite a bit done for Christmas. It comes at my husband fast. Our anniversary is Dec. 14th, then Christmas, New Years, Lisa’s BD and my birthday, all within a 2 payday period! Poor Greg!
I’ve been working on Christmas cards and wrapping stocking items in tissue paper. Greg goes all out, measures, uses a razor blade to cut it exactly and then puts each little measured piece of tape in place. He puts a bow and actually hollered at Cady over her help! Cady is Greg’s baby and she was horrified. He made up to her and finished his wrapping, as intense as ever.
I go the other way. I’m wrapping in tissue paper to protect from peeky eyes, but it goes into a stocking, a bag, or sometimes I can talk Greg into wrapping a box for me. Often he rescues the package or the ink cartridge or the roll of storage tape I have myself wrapped in from my hands and re-fixes what I’ve just fixed.
One year I did wrap presents in an obsessive-compulsive manner. Aaron’s first Christmas in Panama (my first was the invasion) I wrapped each present elaborately, uniquely and spent probably an hour on each gift (sometimes being an only child is sweet!) adding candy canes or tiny stockings, scissor-curled ribbon, each tag was either from Dad or Mom or Santa or the North Pole. He did not have one present that was dressed as any other. It took a few times, but after various trials at tearing little holes into the back of the packages, I caught on. The lad was trying his best to see any part of the present he could. I’ve not spent a great deal of time wrapping since then! LOL! It never changed. He didn’t even hide it that well that he was looking high and low. That was the same year I made all kinds of food. Pies: mincemeat, pumpkin, and some other kind I can’t think of right now. We cooked the turkey and had all the trimmings and invited over some friends, SFC Washington and his family. Daniel was the name of their son and he was Aaron’s age. It was a good Christmas but I never got used to Christmas in Panama in the sweltering heat. It seemed false. Probably because I missed my extended family so much. Be sure to pray for our troops who are far from family and of course, their families too.
I know everyone is busy right now. Semper Fi Mom’s 2nd son who is stationed in North Carolina is home in Lubbock, Kayla is with her Aunt Karen in Brownfield and Lisa and Roy are out shopping. Ray is busy mailing packages from Okinawa and I’m about to get back to the tissue paper thing, so stay safe out there!
Semper Fi,
De’on
3 comments:
Love hearing the Christmas stories! Yes, he's here and he looks SO good! He did have a few adventures trying to get home (as usual), but all is well.
Oh, I'll have to hear about those adventures! And I know ALL of you look good as I got your gorgeous Christmas card yesterday. It proudly hangs on my fridge. Greg thinks you guys are beautiful too!
Thank you!
You will note upon receiving my card that I bargain shopped this year. Another unintentional! I didn't realize they were mini-cards! I wanted to write something on it like "I hope your Christmas is bigger than this card!" but I didn't think it went well with the verses! LOL!
Awww, y'all are so sweet! I think it's one of those "you might be a redneck if..." things since we have a picture with a gun on our Christmas card. ;)
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