TWAS THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS

We had a great Christmas with the Wilcox clan who came in Wednesday bringing a Suburban full of food and gifts. They even had three small plastic Christmas trees with lights and decorations. Kathy started cooking and we have food everywhere of all kinds. We had our Christmas stockings that Santa stuffed with all kinds of goodies. I got lots of different kinds of chocolates plus house slippers and for gifts got two great flannel shirts for this winter although today the temperature is in the 70s. Lou got house slippers plus a flannel gown among other gifts.

She had one of her worse days in terms of getting up and walking. Several times she actually needed and accepted assistance in standing and let me offer my arm for walking. Today she is some better but still has aches and pains that she damps down with vicodin. The house is quiet today as Kathy took her crew to Abilene to shop. Later Jim and Mandi will bring their two sons and things will get lively again.

I will try to post Ashley's poem if I can master the computer quirks.

Halsell Hill

Sunrises, sunsets
Fall leaves and pets

Goldfish and plays
And lazy days

Pianos and songs
Food all day long

Walks, talks
Playing teacher with chalk

Porches and rain
Keeping us sane

Clouds and lightning
Lots of reading and writing

Stories and Jesus
A place where He meets us

Laughter and tears
Nothing to fear

Football and games
The whole family came

A sanctuary
Where pain does not tarry

Worship and prayer
Our hearts lay bare

No other place
On Earth like this

A place to refill
It’s called Halsell Hill

By Laura Ashley Pagenkopf

Christmas 2008

Surprise.

I got it to work almost. Not the same font that she used but close.