The December Challenges . . . Keeping the Christmas Spirit and Working to Maintain The Business

The December Challenges . . . Keeping the Christmas Spirit and Working to Maintain The Business

Christmas is an important day for so many reasons.

It is the celebrated anniversary of the birth of the Christ child.

It represents a time of good fellowship and the delivery of presents to children by St. Nick, better known as Santa Claus.

It also is a time of great joy for parents of little ones, and grandparents as well, for the expressions of joy in little eyes with the new toys they receive.

Saturday we had our annual Christmas Luncheon. It allowed family members to sit and visit with each other without the anxiety of Christmas Day visits. For some it was also a chance to bring a special toy to our latest grandchild, Raphael. He allowed me to take his photo with his dog doll, Ruff this morning dressed in his Sunday Finery.

♫   It's the most wonderful time of the year,
With the kids jingle belling,
And everyone telling you, "Be of good cheer"
It's the most wonderful time of the year.

It's the hap-happiest season of all,
With those holiday greetings,
And glad happy meetings when friends come to call,
It's the hap-happiest season of all.

There'll be parties for hosting,
Marshmallows for toasting
And caroling out in the snow,
There'll be scary ghost stories and tales of the glories
Of Christmases long, long ago.

It's the most wonderful time of the year,
There'll be much mistletoe-ing
And hearts will be glowing, when loved ones are near,
It's the most wonderful time of the year.  ♫

Day 19:  I didn't expect to do much at all today because of the activities of Saturday. Church at 10:00 AM, and into the social hall after wards for coffee and some visiting. I did pass out my new cards so that people would not forget me in the New Year, as if, but you can never be sure.

After lunch, some ActiveRain time, some sports, Yeah UConn Girls, and do some final works on 2010 files.

Previous Challenge posts:

• Days 1-3  Challenge      Working to Maintain my Business
• Day 4  Challenge:         Working to Maintain my Business    
• Days 5 & 6 Challenge     Working to Maintain my Business
• Day 7  Challenge           Working to Maintain the Business
• Days 8 & 9 Challenge     Working to Maintain the Business
• Day 10  Challenge         Working to Maintain the Business
• Day 11  Challenge         Working to Maintain the Business
• Day 12  Challenge         Working to Maintain the Business
• Day 13  Challenge         Working to Maintain the Business
• Day 14  Challenge         Working to Maintain the Buisness
• Day 15  Challenge         Working to Maintain the Business
• Day 16  Challenge         Working to Maintain the Buisness 
• Day 17  Challenge         Working to Maintain the Business
• Day 18  Challenge         Working to Maintain the Business