It's only a few more days until Christmas is here. My tree is decorated, gifts that needed to be sent out in the mail have either arrived or are on their way. Gifts for the youngest two grandkids, Tate and Peyton are safely tucked away at their home now, along with gifts for our Lauren. Hopefully Josh's gifts will arrive in Japan soon so that he has gifts to open on Christmas too. We have done our annual lunch and shopping trip with Bradley and Isaiah (it was so much fun). I love spending time with the two of them! Steven will be coming over this coming Monday, and we have a Christmas craft of painting a snowman mug (or we could use permanent markers which may be a better option and then bake it on in the oven). If time allows, there will also be cookie making with my "King of the Sprinkles" grandson. 😋 All that is left to do now is bake the cranberry-orange bread and get Steven's gift wrapped along with the finishing details on the family gift bags for Jaysn and Rachel, and Chris and Heather.
Jeff has a dental appointment tomorrow and a doctor's appointment for his knee Monday. The plan was to go and fix the damage at Jaysn and Rachel's home from the huge windstorm that hit our area on Saturday. However, our Chris went over today and fixed the shed and the house roof for them. He also took over a gas-powered generator to run for a few hours to keep their freezer stuff frozen and he took them a propane heater. They have been out of power since yesterday. Jaysn did take time off work to be there to help Chris. Chris let Jaysn know that they were going to need a new roof soon. That is going to be a huge expense. Luckily, Jaysn and Rachel are very good about budgeting for big expenses and paying things off as quickly as possible. I am forever grateful that my kids are all amazing at helping one another out. It takes a lot of pressure off of Jeff, who whether he will admit it at times, is not as young as he once was. Things take a bit longer to fix now that he is getting older and the arthritis, degenerative disc disease, along with some other issues, make it harder on him to do what he once did for everyone. He is still there as a wonderful guiding and teaching source though. If he can't figure it out, there is always YouTube. LOL!
If I do not post again until after Christmas, I do wish everyone who reads my blog a very Merry Christmas!!!
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