So for the last Tuesday 4 post, I shared a lot of Christmas pictures from the past including me as a 3-year-old on a rocking horse. I am able to pull pictures from my Web home that I started back in 2000. Every year I think I am going to let go my site, but then I decided not to. I plan to add pages here.
Last Tuesday my hubby and I went back to Disneyland, having been there the previous Thursday with the family. Hubby was under the weather, but we had to use the tickets and we made the most of it. We did what we wanted, and the weather was not at cold. We got home at 9 and hubby was wiped out. The next day he really felt worse and was coughing more. My daughter and I suggested he take a Covid test. It was very faint, but it was positive. We had him take a second test that was also very faint. We asked him when he first started feeling sick and he said Sunday. Though we were at a family wedding in San Diego on the 17t, most of it was outside. So, we figure he must have gotten Covid at Disneyland because there was a million people there and hardly anyone wearing a mask. He was the only one in the family that had not have Covid. Friday morning, he went to urgent care to get tested though we not coughing as much. He never lost his appetite and did not stay in bed. I made him wear a mask when the test came back positive, but he had been coughing in front of all off us. Saturday morning, he got his result and said it was positive. My son had also had it. So, we were trying to decide what to do about Christmas. It was going to be 80 on Christmas so we set things up outside. He was going to cook pozole, but I end up going to the store and making dinner on Saturday.
My daughter and grands and I went to the candlelight service at the church near us since our church had service on Saturday morning. While we were at church, a message came through that my son and his wife now tested negative. Once we got back, we had hubby take another test and it was negative. He and my son still wore a mask until my daughter in law said take it off. He had a wonderful Christmas. I did not take as many pictures as I usually do. I took this picture before everyone arrived.
Notice the goodies on the mantle too!
Elf on the Shelf visit their house, and Shepherd on the Search at our house.
He left a Nativity Star for each family.
It is the first time we had to run the air conditioning on Christmas! It got to 82 degrees!After presents were opened, everyone went home and came back at 6 for dinner. Here is the table I set for dinner. We had chicken pozole, green chicken enchiladas, rice, beans and tamales
1. Many stay home and even go to bed early on New Year's Eve. What are your plans, and do you have reasons for what you do? My hubby always goes to bed by 9 and I stay up to bring in the New Year alone. I watch tv and play on the computer. I sure miss playing Farmville! My grands will be here with me this year. I want to do something fun with them.
2. Guy Lombardo was a traditional fixture on TV and then Dick Clark and his Rockin' New Year's Eve took over. People ate certain foods; bayberry candles were burned for luck. It seems that lately tradition and not just for New Year, is being forgotten and lost on so many fronts. What traditions in life are important to you and remain steadfast in your life? Christmas and Easter are the most important to me and spending them with family. Setting the table for Christmas is important to me. I use a gingerbread theme in the morning and more formal for dinner. I kept it simple this year.
Birthday celebrations is important too. Getting together with my siblings and their families is special to me too. As I get older, I really appreciate my family a lot!
3. The New Year is often a time to reflect on what has transpired and many make resolutions in an effort to improve their life. Do you count the cost of time and tradition in your life? How do you handle good times and bad times? Do you forge ahead or get mired down? Every day is a new day. We have the ability to decide how we feel about things and shoe we want to handle it. I do plan for major events, but I also know that life happens.
4. In ancient Israel, the new liturgical year began in the Spring with Passover.. a new beginning. The Civil year calendar began on Rosh Hashana and 2022-23 is the year 5783 on the Hebrew calendar as of September. How important is the liturgical calendar in your life? Do you take notice of religious holidays and times? Are the holidays more religious or secular for you and your family? Christmas and Easter are the most important things. Our church celebrates the harvest at Halloween time by hosting a friendly alternative. I think of trick and treating as fun with great childhood memories. I am aware that there are those that want to make it evil. I do not like the scary part of it, and it is sad how commercialized the scary part has become.
I did not grow up Catholic and did not celebrate Advent or Lent. Easter and Christmas are the main to religious holidays I have celebrated. It wasn't until I started Bible journaling that I was introduced to it. So, I do Bible studies related to both. This year I celebrated Passover, Rosh Hoshana, Yom Kippur and Sukkot. I also celebrated Hannukah and lit my first Menorah. I have only learned of Dia de los Muertos in the past few years. Disney showing Coco made it family friendly with the true emphasis of families remembering the dead.
