Wednesday December 26th, 2007
My husband, with a new sweater and a smile on his face, went to work this morning, even though he was tired. Thank you, dear friend, for your dedication to our family (and for my Christmas surprise!).
Thank you, sister, for your help in the kitchen yesterday and your easy laughter. Thank you for your willing heart and happy eyes. Thank you for my salad bowl, too.
Thank you, Dad and Mom, for wrestling my turkey into the oven and for vacuuming my stairs. You are certainly generous with your gifts but so, so generous with your time. I know you sacrifice.
My mother-in-law and father-in-law, with a beautiful Christmas Eve table set and an exploding fireplace, hosted the ideal holiday gathering even though my mother-in-law didn’t think it was perfect. It was absolutely perfect and Hope won’t put that silly stuffed dog down. She’s been dragging it around by it’s “leash” for 36 hours.
Hope’s 5th Christmas was one of constant squeals of delight and adult-like expressions of joy as she opened each gift. Thank you dear, for your unabashed amazement at the mundane.
Naomi was in a Christmas-present-stupor by 10 am, but still wandered around with fairy wings over her sleeper pajamas, a cookie in one hand and pink-silvery-wand in the other. Thank you, sweet baby, for allowing us to shower you with our hugs and kisses and wrapping paper.
Thank you for ornaments and waffle-makers; for cake stands and homemade fudge; for gift cards and cookie sheets; I am overwhelmed by your thoughtfulness!
so what was your christmas surprise??? so glad to hear your holiday was so delightful. i miss you dear friend.
Thank YOU Sarah for the AMAZING Christmas dinner yesterday. You are the consumate hostess.
Love you
Chad
sounds like a beautiful Christmas filled with love. the pictures of the girls are great
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Hey, Sarah! I’ve been on a little hiatus with the holidays, and here I am trying to catch up and I almost didn’t recognize you! My, how you’ve changed!
I love the new look. However, whenever someone changes their blog around I am insanely curious as to why? I’m going to go search for an answer. Maybe you’re bored. Maybe you’re feeling creative, or you’re experimenting, or you’re just in the mood. I’ve done all of the above. And sometimes it’s been Blogger who pushed me into it by refusing to put up my yellow flower header, forcing me to change to eggs instead. Just in case YOU were wondering. 
Sounds like you had a most wonderful, family-filled Christmas, which is, of course, the best kind there is.
It was good to catch up tonight. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Love and Christmas blessings,
Jen