Happy Boxing Day!

Christmas has come, and we had a lovely Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We did not go to church Christmas Eve morning - which was a Sunday this year. We had Jim and Mary here as guests, and with a service at 7:00p.m. in Dummerston and 11 p.m. in Guilford, it was just too much. So we were at home Sunday morning and Jim and Mary put up our tree, which we bought at Elysian Fields on Saturday. It is a very nice tree - nicely proportioned, full and not too high. Jim put on the lights - which I usually do, but my shoulder is so painful, I can't really do that job anymore. It looks nice:

Sunday evening Ellen, Jim and Mary went to the 7p.m. Dummerston service and sang in the choir, but i stayed home to rest so I could handle going to the 11p.m. Guilford service and staying up until after 1 a.m.! John and Cynthia were there too, and they came to the house to see me! That was nice. Calvin came back here with E,J and M because he too goes to the 11p..m. Guilford Service. That service was just wonderful - a huge choir, and very meaningful and uplifting. It was great to have a lot of young people there - like the former times. Christmas Day we went to Katie and Brendon's home in Shutesbury, joined by the Feinlanda, and Tye and B: alltogether - Katie, Brendon, Tye, B, Julie, Jerry, Max, Tamar, Jim and Mary, Ellen and myself. We had all the traditions - stollen, tourtière, figgy pudding, Christmas crackers with crowns, exchanging baskets, singing carols, playing a game (Fictionary Dictionary), having a story, the works. It was great, and despite the fact that I did not get to bed until 2a.m. Christmas Eve, I survived well.

Above:Ellen bringing in the pudding, flaming pudding, Ellen, Mary and Jim visiting. I forgot to take photos of everyone - too much happening.