Poppy's Front Porch - in the Missouri Ozarks

Poppy's Front Porch - in the Missouri Ozarks
This photo was taken in 1949. My cousins and I remember the porch after our grandfather walled it in, added a door and big screen windows.

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

The Evening Rambler for the New Year’s Eve 2013



As we finish out the year, I thought a quick summary of the Christmas season here was in order.  Yeah, I had a list of a few small gift ideas, but the thing I’ve looked forward to this year was gathering my scattered family under one roof.  That was Christmas for me, that and the Christmas Eve service at church which was good as always.

We picked up my son Daniel at the airport on the 22 nd, and my eldest daughter Erin, son-in-law Mark, and granddaughters arrived on the 27 th, after spending Christmas in Denver with Mark’s family.  It’s so good to see them all!  We took Daniel to the airport this morning, and have since heard that he’s safely back in Michigan.  The rest of us are going to have a board game night soon, so like I said, this will be short.

Oh, and since I mentioned church earlier, this Bible verse has come to mind all season…
“...the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned." - Matthew 4:16 (NIV)

In addition to the decorations, presents, snack food and general visiting, one thing we did yesterday was go see “The Hobbit (part 2):  The Desolation Of Smaug”, in 3-D.  Without going into a lot of details, I’ll say I think this was definitely a better movie than part 1 a year ago.  I plan on seeing it again.

So, it’s been kind of an up and down year, a real mixed bag.  A bit better on the whole than 2012 was, for me anyway.  Here’s hoping for more good things in 2014.  Have a healthy and Happy New Year, everyone!

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