New Year's Eve

I picked up gingerbread houses on after Christmas clearance sales because we hadn't done that yet this year.  Made for a fun NYE activity.  Ruby came for supper and to spend the night.  We all watched the Rockin' New Year's Eve special and watched the ball drop in New York City.  We played SkipBo, also.  Pretty low key evening.

 

Frye Christmas

We enjoyed Bingo and grab bags made by Grandma with gift cards to a variety of places.  Prime Rib was delicious as usual.  Grandma had Grandpa's flannel shirts made into bears and each one of us got one.  Our last gift from Dad/Grandpa.

 

Facials

Maggie and I did facials together at home.

 

Christmas - Dad was here

When the weather turned colder this fall, I looked for my air compressor that Dad had bought me and I couldn't find it.  I was really sad that I'd lost it considering Dad is gone now.  On Christmas Day, I got into my tool cabinet and found the air compressor behind my tool box.  It felt like a reminder that Dad was still around and looking out for us.

 

Christmas Eve - Evening

Grandma came for dinner and church with us.  Maggie filled half her plate with sweet potatoes and declared there was no need to eat any other foods which made Grandma and I laugh!  Grandma was glad to get a gift certificate to get her nails done with us this spring.  Friends came to the same service we came to at St. Mark's so we took family photos for each other.

 

Christmas Eve - Morning

Christmas Eve morning, we opened presents and had monkey bread for breakfast.  The first presents they opened were a phone case (Maggie) and a heat/cold pack that Philomena picked out and then saw when I forgot it in the trunk of my car so she wasn't surprised.  They each got an ornament from Ten Thousand Villages, a gift certificate to get their nails done, and a Bible cover.  Their stockings included the usual candy and toothbrush and a few other small things.

 

Mickle Choir Concert

Grandma and I enjoyed Maggie's choir concert the next night.

 

LHS Choir Concert

They gave a great performance!  Grandma and I enjoyed the concert!

 

Nativity

The girls read the daily readings and put up the nativity throughout December leading up to Christmas.  It's a tradition that they both keep asking for!

 

Annual Grinch Cookies & Movie

I made Grinch mint chocolate chip cookies, like I do every year.  We watched the live person one first (Philomena's and my fav) and then the newer cartoon one (Maggie's fav).