Sunday Church and Monday Things.....

Louis Dean and I were on the late side arriving at church on Sunday but we made it before the message started!

Normally we meet up with the Bells and sit together but I thought they might have gone to the Frisco campus when Amber didn't respond to my text.

Turns out she didn't see it so, as they were leaving the service, she said she wanted to take a family pic by one of the Christmas trees. 

When she looked over the way - guess who she saw trying to take a selfie in front of the tree?

US!

We had a fun time doing a photo shoot and chatting a few minutes.

The girls had already played an early morning hockey game - and WON! 10-1!

It was nice to catch up and we even made a few plans for when the kids are out of school next week!

They went on home to finish decorating their Christmas tree and LD and I went off to Home Goods and TJ Max before we headed home.

We are having a problem with the front door locking - due to the house shifting, I feel sure.

I told Louis Dean to let things dry out and see if it will shift back!

We still have a lock at the top that works so I went on to fix dinner.

Alas, he forgot what I said and was in there chiseling away with the door wide open - and Tabitha got out! It took so long to get her back in that Sunday dinner turned into Sunday night supper!

 LD and I watched the recorded Cowboy game.

Who knew it would be so close???

I went to bed on the early side last night and was asleep before 10:00.

However I woke up at 3:00 and by 4:00 I decided to just get up and DO something.

I emptied the dishwasher, made coffee for this morning, hung some more ornaments, read my Bible and devotional books, prayed, and then watched the last episode I have of Annika before finally going back to bed at 7:00 this morning.

Louis Dean was lying on my side of the bed so when he turned over I slid into the warm spot he'd just vacated and went right to sleep for another three hours!

It was another wet gray day here - and I may well be the only person in the world who actually love days like this!

Grocery shopping at ALDI this afternoon and I was surprised at how high the prices of things are!!

Eggs, for instance, are over $4 a dozen!

I bought a huge turkey for Christmas Eve dinner and will need to make at least one more trip to the grocery store before then. The four Bell grands will be coming over to spend the night next week and they all like to shop ALDI with me so that is one thing we will do before making the sugarplum dough and some cookies and whatever they want to cook for supper.

I am so thankful to Louis Dean for bringing in all my groceries!

He waited until I had secured both cats in the guest room before hauling it all in from the porch.

We did NOT want a repeat of yesterday!

I mailed the very last of my Christmas cards today and still have some left - not too many but enough to take to Fort Worth on Friday and visit Trail Lake Nursing Home. I haven't been back there since Lillian died.

Pam invited me to go with her to walk Centennial Park tonight. 

The walks around the lake were lit up and it all looked so pretty.

I love the smell of wet leaves and the sound of the wind stirring what ones are still clinging to the trees.

There was a light mist in the air as we walked and it felt so good to be out and about - but not worrying about driving home in the dark. Thank you, Pam.

Tonight reminded me of December 2004.

I'd divorced in August of that year and I drove over to Fort Worth when I got off work on Friday to spend the night with Mother.

Leah was so sweet and came over, picked us up and drove us all around to look at Christmas lights.

She was in her 20's and it was a Friday night - and yet she chose to spend it with her Granny and Aunt Linda.