Merry Christmas to you.

I'll soon be home from caring for many traveller's kitties and then it will be time to make the pumpkin pies. I'm pretty proud of myself that the gifts are all wrapped and under the tree. Audrey and Ruby have given me their present for Christmas. Only one ornament met it's fate although there have been many near misses. Oh yes, and the clock has been put away.  Now, all is calm, all is still bright.

"The retired-guy has given up on me."

"What can we do next, Audrey?"

Stockings will be filled tonight. The family will arrive around noon tomorrow and then this little house will be filled with the Christmas spirit. Christmas is, for me, a bitter-sweet time of year. Since I'm a kid (from 1 - 92) I enjoy all the family gatherings, beautiful decorations, music, excitement and expectations of a wonderful Christmas. I love it all. But there is a sadness, that I am sure many of you experience, from the fact that loved-ones are missing from this day. My mother and my dearest friend, Christine will not be here to share this day with us, again. I miss these two women so much at Christmas.
My mother made every Christmas wonderful. Christine was my confidant and  light-hearted friend and shared all the silly times two grown women could possibly have together. She was taken far too young. I will toast them both this Christmas season.

And my dear little Cali. How I will miss you this Christmas morning; expecting your head to pop up between the bows and ribbons under the tree along with all the others. We shared 18 Christmases and I am very thankful for that.
May God hold you in his arms this Christmas morning.

   November/93 - November/12

To all my blogging friends, I wish you a day of joy and love and happy times with your family and friends. I hope Santa is good to you all. Having a new grand-son to join us will be the high-light of the day. Our grand-daughter, Riley is so excited and waits anxiously for Santa. We are tracking his where-abouts today.

Bradley & Riley

I'll be back in a few days to show you some of my Christmas kitties this year.

Although it's been said many times, many ways..
            "Merry Christmas to you & yours" 

May God bless you on this holiest of days,  
Deb, Gary & family, Kane, Ed, Lily, Sierra, Annie & Audacious Audrey.