Christmas is here! So the saying goes once the snow starts to pour down upon us. With the roads too treacherous to drive on, church was canceled and we were 'forced' to have some family time here at the Morris home. ;) It turned out to be a lovely day (though we all missed going to church, knowing it will be 2 weeks before we are able to attend again) with the wake up call coming from my brother around 8:30 in the morning, who was looking hopeful that Trinity Bible Church would not cancel their service. As we all started our Sunday morning ritual's, just in case, Steven announced that our sister church also canceled their service. It turns out that some of our major freeways closed down because of ice. So, being wide awake, I sat in our crowded living room (the joys of remodel) wondering what I would do with my day, I sat staring at our fireplace, which happened to be blocked by our dinning room table, thinking how wonderful it would be to camp out all day in front of a nice cozy fire with a good book and some hot tea. This brings me to the featured pictures on my blog today. After re-arranging our living room, or rather in my case, pushing the table away from the fire place and up against our window (my mother took over the re-arranging, thanks mom) I set to work on building a roaring fire. With a little determination, some wet fire logs, a few prayers and a whole lot of recycled paper, I succeeded and after pushing our big plush chair as close as possible to the fire and coaxing Beau to join me ( he is terrified of fires) I grabbed my book and climbed in to enjoy 3+ hours of reading and tending to my masterpiece (okay, I am a little proud.) 
Now, here I sit in front of our bay window with Christmas all around me: snow falling outside; blanketing the ground in white, our cute little fiber-optic Christmas tree (thank you, Annie) blinking; yellows blues greens reds and purples to my left, watching cars and trucks try their best to make it up our small hill but failing miserably (doing my best not too laugh at their silliness for even attempting to drive in this weather) and yes, the fire is still crackling right behind me. My dad and I enjoyed taking turns hauling in the fire wood and watching it grow each time.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Merry Christmas
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Great picture of our Christmas tree it actually looks significant in its splendor... oh the magic of photography! It has been a good day...even though confined to our very crowded living space called "Home"
So good to see an update here - and love your new look! That sounds like a perfect day Melinda! We listened to a sermon on the computer - and are now watching Dallas play the Giants . . . and the we all - including Maddie and Lili, loved watching the big puffy snowflakes float whimsically down and accumulate on our lovely walkway out back :) Love and miss you! Your Christmas party looked SO FUN and memorable! We are bummed we couldn't make it :(
oh, hon. Go ahead and laugh at their silliness. That's what makes the snowstorm so much fun. Go ahead and laugh.
Missed seeing you at church, but glad you're having a good time at home! :)
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