Christmas!

My post starts with our annual Christmas Tree Sleepover.  This is me, pretending to be asleep.

My face-painting victims.

 

This Christmas, I asked for a flute stand, a locket, a sock loom, some yarn, and some flute books.  On Christmas morning, I found a Christmas dress draped over a pillow (from my Grandma Woodward), and a locket in my stocking.  I got to wear them to to church.

My locket.

We unwrapped presents after church.  I got some yarn, a book of Disney flute songs, a new leather glasses case, some toe socks, and a book about food photography.

Here is a picture I took using advice from by photography book.

Later that day we went to Grandma’s house and did another round of presents.  I got a yoga book and a music stand!

About 30 years ago, Grandma and Grandpa went to Israel.  Grandpa got an ankh ring for Grandma for their anniversary.  It was very special to her, and she always wore it. About three or four years ago, she came to help us bottle pears.  She took off her ankh ring and her wedding ring, but couldn't find them when we were done.  She finally found her wedding ring at the bottom of her purse, but she never found her ankh ring.  So this Christmas, Mom and Dad decided to get her another one.  They looked for a design on the internet, but there was nothing that looked right.  So they made a rough design and to it to John Beesley, a friend of dad’s, who is a goldsmith.  He perfected the design, and made the ring.  He asked them if they wanted anything engraved on the inside.  After careful consideration, they decided to engrave “Keep away from pears!” in it.  Grandpa presented it to her as the last gift of the night.  You should have seen her face when she opened it!!

Priceless!!!

This is what the ring looked like.

Hope you all have a very merry Christmas season, and a happy new year!!