Hi,
it’s Christina –
Happy
Sunday! It is a cold and wet dreary day in NJ, but at least it’s not snowing! I
guess we’re paying for the 60° and sunny day we had yesterday.
Yesterday’s
memorial service was very nice. Steve and several other folks said a little
something about Steve’s mom, and then Steve’s ten year old daughter attempted
giving a speech, but couldn’t get through it. Bless her heart! She had the
whole room in tears. Even at only ten, you could tell what an amazing woman the
child will become when she grows up.
After
the memorial service, my husband and I went to visit two of his favorite
clients; two brothers who live about ten minutes apart from each other. They
called before Christmas to tell my husband he had to stop over because Santa had
left something for him. I had been hearing about these folks for years, so I
insisted coming with him so I could meet them. Let me just say, my husband’s
stories did not do these folks justice. I absolutely LOVE both couples! We
spent about an hour and a half with one brother and then another hour with the
other.
We
would have probably stayed longer, but the girls were back from Great Wolf
Lodge and we needed to go pick them up from their aunt’s house. They had a
blast and said it was the best Christmas present ever.
(In the photo: Holly, Lys, Grace, Dani, &
Max)
Today
is going to be a lazy day. All I plan on doing is straightening up a little,
throwing a load of laundry in, and then curling up with a book (well, as much
as I can curl up with a computer, because that’s where the book is). My friend
Linda Rawlins sent me the next book in her series, and I have been chomping at
the bit, but with the holidays, I just haven’t had time. Then, as soon as I
finish that one, my other friend, Dorothy May Mercer, sent me her new one too.
(I’m not playing favorites – Linda sent me hers about half an hour before
Dorothy, so I thought it only fair to read in the order received.) I’m sure I’ll
be posting review and information on the books in the next few days.
Okay,
I’m off for my day of sloth. I hope you have a wonderful day, and happy
writing!
Your Last Challenge
was:
You are straightening
up the presents under your Christmas tree when you find one last wrapped gift.
There is no tag on the package, and you do not recognize the wrapping paper.
“What’s this?”
Gary bent down the edge of the newspaper and peered over the
rim of his glasses. “A Christmas present,” he stated dismissively and went back
to reading his morning paper.
“I realize that, but where did it come from? Who’s it for?”
“What’s the tag say?” Gary asked without even bothering to
look up.
“Do you think, if there was a tag, I would have asked you if
you knew who the gift was for?” Gina snapped. “Seriously, can you get your nose
out of the paper for two minutes and take a look at this?”
With a heavy sigh, Gary folded his paper, laid it on the
coffee table and placed his reading glasses on top of it, then held out his
hand. “I won’t get any peace anyway until I do, so let me have it.” Gina placed
the box into his hand, and Gary studied it.
“Don’t shake it!” Gina screeched. “What if it’s breakable!”
Gary handed the box back to Gina. “Oh for Heaven’s sake,
just open the damned thing already.”
Your Next Challenge
is:
‘Tis the time of year
for New Year’s Resolutions. You can either write your 2014 Resolutions, write
about a time trying to keep a resolution, or anything else, but it has to do
with either making or keeping a New Year’s Resolution.
You have 10 minutes (be honest). There is no right or wrong,
just write. Spelling and punctuation don’t count and NO ONE is allowed to
criticize what someone else has written. Go.
