Pre-Christmas Stuff

Here is a picture of how I displayed my Christmas books and videos this year. Usually I put them on the front hall table with the nativities but I have acquired so many nativities in the past few years, I needed to find a different solution. I remembered that when I was selling Usborne books I had a book rack. Well, it ended up being overly full so maybe I will have to buy another rack by next year.

One night in December we took the twins to the basketball game at Shenandoah. Drew is holding Addison while Joey is holding Audrey. It was early in the month but they had so many Christmasy outfits that they wore them all month just to make sure the clothes got used.

Coming from Athens, GA, Bobbe, Justin and Matthew arrived on Sunday night, December 16 to stay with us until the day after Christmas. I don't have a photo with Bobbe and Justin until after Christmas so you will have to wait to see them. Here is a photo of Michael after he and Matthew fixed grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch. Matthew sat on the stool for a better view of the process while Michael did the cooking. This meal is a favorite of Matthew's as he doesn't have it at home.

Hannah, William, Valerie and Matthew in a "pyramid" on the futon.

During communion one Sunday our pastor decided to relate the gift of communion with his sermon and he passed out these compact, one-piece communion packets. The "bread" is under the top foil cover. The "wine" is under the next foil cover. By the way, it tasted really badly. Drew didn't partake but instead kept his to take home as an oddity. Well, here it is.

Jonah will celebrate his birthday with a party in Lafayette tomorrow (Saturday) so I posted today (Friday) because I plan on attending his party at my scheduled posting time. I also updated some of my lists to the right. See you next week and maybe we will get out of 2007.