[Magdalen] Christmas day 2

[Judy Fleener]

Hard choices, Ginga.

In line with how we spent Christmas, I came down with the coughy, achy,
chills disease that is rampant in these parts on Saturday night.  I had
planned to ride with Bill to the place  where he is supplying for Christmas
Eve.   I did not go anywhere on Sunday morning or evening.  I was still not
well enough on Monday for Christmas day church or the dinner planned with
friends.  Bill came home from his supply gig sounding sicker than I felt.
Today he seems fine and I still lack energy.  I need to get well quickly
because we have a family Chritmas get together here on Saturday and friends
for an early New Year's Eve dinner here on Sunday.


On Tue, Dec 26, 2017 at 2:30 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Merry Christmas, Day 2, Lynn and all.
>
> Wilders had a non-traditional (for us anyway) Christmas Eve and Day.  We
> made a 30 hour marathon drive to and about NC.  We saw each of our children
> in their homes.  We drove to Winston-Salem on the 24th to visit Ginny and
> Barbie and her children.  We went to both services at St. Anne's Episcopal,
> Ginny's new church.  Barbie and her kids cooked a wonderful pot roast meal
> for dinner between the services.  The late service (10:30 pm) included a 45
> minute music program by St. Anne's extraordinary musicians.  One piece was
> so very beautiful that John was reduced to weeping.  Ginny's sermon was
> good and the service did end after midnight. Whew!  On Christmas day, we
> rose early and drove to Charlotte, visiting first with Robert, Christina,
> and Rory who would soon leave for dinner with Christina's mother, et al.
> Then we visited with our older son Jay and his family.  They had arrived
> home from a cruise on Dec 23.  Wonderful time with everyone!  No frenzy.
> We drove home and collapsed early last night.  Today, I am preparing our
> Christmas meal: small standing rib roast, popovers - not yorkshire
> puddings, sorry, rice and gravy, green beans and roasted Brussel sprouts.
> Yum!
>
> John and I are facing the  old age decision whether to downsize in
> Summerville or move to NC (probably Charlotte) and downsize there.  This
> has hung over us for at least a year.  Our 50th wedding anniversary is in
> January, and this recent visit with the children helps to clarify that
> decision.  We still do not know what we will do.  Leaving our church in
> Summerville and all the 'family of choice' there makes that a hard
> consideration for us.
>
> Anyway, we have had a great Christmas.  Wishes yours has been the same!
> Ginga Wilder
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> On Tue, Dec 26, 2017 at 10:53 AM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello all - a funny but good Christmas here. Slow morning and then a call
> > from my son to come over for gift giving with the two grandsons... and a
> > lovely long visit into the mid afternoon. Wilson is now 2.5 and Carter 8
> > months. Wilson talks up a storm and is finally happy to have a baby
> brother
> > around. Then home again for a quiet evening and a late delicious dinner
> > with Jim. Snow in the forecast this week down here.
> >
> > Our temps have been jumping up and down like a pogo stick! My small condo
> > is filled with the tropical plants from my patio as we had a freeze
> earlier
> > in the month and a few scares since - however plants are bigger than in
> > previous 9  years that I've been here  and are quite in the way. It looks
> > rather like a jungle in here! With the forecast,  they'll likely be
> inside
> > for a while.
> >
> > I hope that all of your Christmases were 'just right' for you and yours.
> >
> > love
> > Lynn
> >
> > website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
> >
> > When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have
> not
> > a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave
> me."
> > attributed to Erma Bombeck
> >
> > "Mercy and compassion are more than personal options. They are the
> > antidotes to that fear and hatred." Mark Singel
> >
> >
> >
>



-- 
Judy Fleener, ObJN,SSH
Western Michigan