Christmas and Beyond

Christmas being on a Sunday threw our normal schedule of events off a bit. We still had our banana bread and eggnog but without Mom and Dad and the kids opened only a couple of gifts before Dad arrived to put the turkey in our oven.



Even the normality of church seemed off kilter with people not seated in their usual places. Despite this, the Gilbert family managed to secure an empty pew....or so I thought. When I came to sit back down after the music portion of the morning was complete, I found my spot next to Jim had been taken by the elderly but surprisingly spry Marcia Wilson, whose pew we had apparently stolen. So we shared a seat for a Sunday and it was quite nice. The rest if the presents were opened and then we enjoyed a late dinner of turkey, stuffing, ziti and meatballs.









Beth Wilson arrived late in the evening after a harrowing, snowy drive from up north and we enjoyed conversation and a bit of the Packers/Bears game before calling it a night.

Today was relaxing with all of the family home and we ended it with Dad winning a game of Catan.

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