Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas. Santa came to our house and we hope he also came to yours. Many of our gifts are scattered though, as he didn't know which ones to put under the tree. Our tree is kind of small anyway, so he probably figured there was no room for more presents:

We went to Mt Zion Lutheran Church in Peoria last night for the candlelight service. It was our first visit to this church, and we were surprised at the format that was used. Instead of having a single sermon, they had two clergy - the Pastor and an assistant - give several, short Christmas Meditations throughout the service. It was good in that it broke up the service and didn't bore any of the children that were present. We sang lots of carols, and there were several duets by artists from the congregation. All in all, it was a nice service, but it lacked Communion which is something we look forward to when we go to church. We will most likely try another Lutheran church in the area next time

We have been "blessed" by high winds again during the night. It is gusting to over 30 mph and the average wind speed is 12.5 since midnight last night. Comes with the territory, I guess.

Our plan is to go to George and Cheryl's today for Christmas dinner and we are looking forward to that. Josie has her first day off in the last 10 days, and will return tomorrow for a short day. Following that, she will be off until January 2nd and we will travel to western AZ for a few days at the end of the year. It should be a fun time for the next week...