Christmas Eve 2006

Well, here we are! This morning we went to church with Joshua, had our traditional chicken salad for lunch, went to the Christmas Eve service, then to the Propp's party and home to open our gifts. It's been a busy day! We have had rain and heat today-making humidity! Florida just isn't your typical idea of Christmas weather! They say we will have record heat tomorrow! Last year we were all in Kingman, AZ for Christmas. My whole family was there and also all of my siblings. We had Christmas together on Christmas Eve, so everyone could get back to their own families for Christmas. It was very cold, but mom really wanted to go to the Christmas Eve service. While we thought it was very possible that it was mom's last Christmas, we had no idea just how few days she had left. She had not been able to go to church in a while, and I think now that she probably thought that night was the last time she would be able to go. It was a special day and a wonderful evening, a sweet memory.