12/25/18
The greatest gift of all was never under a tree.  He lay in a manager for all the world.

Today the sun rises a minute earlier and sets a minute later then yesterday.  The shortest day of the year is behind us.  It is clear with a NW breeze and 11 degrees.  Sunny today, the breeze will become a stiff NW breeze with a low of 9 tonight.  Sunny tomorrow with a brisk WNW breeze, a high of 28 and a low of 8. Sunny Thursday with a NW breeze, a high of 21 and a low of 13.  Snow changing to wintery mis and rain Friday with a SSE breeze, a high of 38 and a low of 34.  As of now the forecast is 1-3 inches of snow, this storm may intensify.  Mostly cloudy Saturday with a strong WNW breeze, a high of 43 and a low of 10.  Mostly sunny Monday, New Year's Eve Day with a NW breeze, a high of 23 and a low of 11.  We will start the New Year with snow showers and see snow showers most every day for a week.  Highs will drop to the low twenties and lows will be about 10.

      We had a wonderful Christmas yesterday.  2 year old Ayden was so excited watching Santa walk towards the house.  But when Santa opened the door he took off running in the other direction.  How Santa laughed at the grownups laughing, he could remember them doing the same thing.  Darel and i were Blessed to watch another generation, our great grandchildren, become Mary, Joseph, shepherds and angels why our grown up grandchildren lit the Advent candles, read scriptures and sang.  In the evening we went to the Christmas Eve service at church.

     Just as we were going to bed a young man rolled his car onto the neighbor's lawn.  His injuries are serious but not life threatening.  A late night for us.  I got up late and Darel is still asleep. An even later one for the EMT's and other caregivers who left their warm homes on Christmas Eve to care for a stranger!

     We used to go to each of our son's homes o Christmas Day but we won't this year.  It is too hard for Darel to get into their houses.  I'll spend the day putting the house to rights.  Tomorrow starts the new greenhouse year.  I'll be slipping scented geraniums and peppermint.  A lot of people like to put pots of mints and scented  geraniums around their picnic table or patio to deter bugs.  Eight weeks from today my first shipment of plugs and cuttings arrives.

      Have a wonderful Christmas Day.  Sally