Christmas 2009

Several weeks ago (That would be the 1st weekend in Dec, an eternity in pre- and post- blizzard F'burg), Poppy began creating the Christmas Wonderland on Wendt Rd. that GG and he love so much! Just a dusting of snow and fairly warm (well above 0) temperatures greeted him. Tim came over to trim the tree that Poppy grew. (Poppy has no idea how to trim a tree, except with a chainsaw.) Then, all winter hell broken loose, a BLIZZARD (and I don't mean Earl!) hit. Snow, snow, snow, snow. After 16" of snow and 4+ hours, Poppy cleaned up the mess (see previous Snow, snow, snow, snow blog entry for additional detail.) A few days later on Christmas eve, while K&J were without power in IL, Tim came over to enjoy Mama's lemon chicken. And, as always, it was very tasty. A treat for 3. On Christmas day Tim re-appeared along with Katie & Jason. Lots of presents were exchanged, food eaten, and good times had. On the menu, Poppy's pizza, and it was very nice I might add. An enjoyable Christmas day. The day after Christmas, GG's birthday (I won't say how many, except one more than Poppy), Katie came over. The next day the Minnesotans arrived -- Chris, Em, Oliver and Charlotte (oh, Brucie too). Tim and Sarah, and Katie and Jason also came over. It was great, good company, grandchildren (did I mention just how sweet Oliver and Charlotte are?), and food. Lots of food. King crab legs and shrimp topped the bill, along with sour cream potatoes, home made corn, cardinal salad, and Christmas bread. It took Poppy an hour to finish eating! The next day gifts were exchanged and all enjoyed watching Oliver rip through the presents. Sometimes he missed the actual present in his exuberance. Overall it was a very good time. Now all have returned to their respective homes. Nothing left to do but the washing up, and enjoying the memories.

Oh and a few photos too.