December Week #4

All the Lintons rolled into town between the 23th and the 25th. Every Linton sibling was here! Gens and Annie, Ardene and Randy, and Mark and Colette stayed at Mom and Dad’s house. 50+ people, when all the locals came, and it was a zoo!!! Mom and Dad were unbelievable, hosting that many people for so long! Wow! It was so wonderful to be together, to enjoy each other’s company day after day. I felt badly that I sometimes had to stay home and rest or just sit on the couch at Mom and Dad’s as I’m getting pretty uncomfortable. But it was wonderful. Tyler and Anslie spent hours and hours just running and playing with cousins, so carefree and happy. In fact, I don’t know if I ever see them as happy as when they are playing with cousins. What a blessing!


Christmas Eve day was a happy memory. Freeman had the day off. We had breakfast together, then headed to a rest home that is for patients with Alzheimer’s. I had taken the kids once before. They are very sweet people. We sang songs for them, played games with them, it was awesome. And surprisingly, the patients remembered us! We left with a happy feeling. Then we took the kids to Dollar General and let them spend the pennies they’ve been saving all month to buy a present for each other. Tyler got Anslie some candy and she got him a coloring book. They were so excited about their purchases! It was a perfect day.

We spent Christmas Eve and Mom and Dad’s. We had a lovely ham dinner, then the kids put on a live nativity. It was chaotic, but great. We slept at our house and had Christmas morning alone together. Tyler and Anslie were so cute and so excited. IT was the first time that Freeman and I have had Christmas at OUR house and not spent it with one set of parents or the other. WE were the parents – crazy! And parents of children who were soooo excited for Christmas. It was magical. We opened presents, had orange rolls, bacon, eggs, and fruit for breakfast, and then spent the day playing with toys, play board games together, napping and watching movies. We spent the afternoon back and Mom and Dad’s, enjoying family.






Life is so good, isn’t it?