Christmas around the corner

In a couple of days it will be Christmas....well, three days really. It has been cold, foggy, snowy, and icy since Saturday. It has snowed all day, but not heavily, just a light snow, sometimes itty,bitty dots falling from the sky and sometimes huge snowflakes fluttering down with a swirl in the wind now and then. I love the snow.....just can't seem to not love it, as much as it is a pain to deal with, I still love it. Everything is so peaceful and white and beautiful. I imagine heaven being as such.....peaceful, white and beautiful.

My best friend in the world, GG, has had an unexpected surgery yesterday, on her left hip. It was fractured and she didn't know it, however, she did know that her pain was not normal and that is why she insisted on getting an MRI. I was extremely concerned about her having more surgery since she had such a difficult time coming out of the last hip surgery. Her anesthetic did not agree with her then and we didn't know if she would have the same problems this time. Thank goodness for a different kind of anesthetic this round and she came through with flying colors...although David, her husband, told me that the doctor was surprised that she was even able to walk at all, there was so much damage done to her hip. Thank goodness her doctor is a miracle worker, he replaced her hip and fixed her up good. She even felt good enough to put a post on Facebook today. God Bless her~!!!! She's one heck of a trooper.

I've delivered three of the pistachio nut breads today, one to each of my home teachers and their family and one to my next door neighbor Jenny. Tomorrow I will make three more and deliver them as well. The Lord has blessed my life abundantly through angels on this earth and although I have not a great deal of money, I am still capable of delivering some homemade goodies that are made with love, to my friends.

I do miss my girls and my grandkids and my son in-law, and maybe, just maybe, we will be able to get back to see them next year. I want to save my money to be able to help Tyler when he goes on his mission. I would love to be able to go and visit my sister in Tennessee. If and when Kimi moves to Arkansas, I will have the opportunity to visit with her then as well. I miss her and I miss Leana so much. The holiday's are just not the same without family. Mom and I have each other and our Ward family, and we are completely blessed by the love that we have been shown and given during this holiday season, but there truly isn't anything like your own little family, even though the others come pretty darn close.

It's cold outside right now, the snow is falling gently and I'm taking Mom out to look at the Christmas lights. Maybe drive through McDonalds and get a hot chocolate. Who knows.

Christmas is just around the corner and I have the love and peace of the Savior in my heart, mind and soul. Could it get any better?