Yes, Christmas. I had a great Christmas holiday, and I feel bad that I never managed to tell you about it. Not that you care terribly, of course. So, considering that you don’t really care, and Christmas is long over, I won’t blame you in the least for not reading the rest of this summary of our Christmas joy.

• We had a fun Christmas party in Coupeville with Julie’s mom’s family.
• Julie put her back out quite severely while reaching to pour milk.
• Pam and Jeff, good old friends from Michigan, stopped by for a visit.
• Mom and Erik visited for five days – not nearly long enough!
• Mom, Rebecca, and I forged a new walking path in the bitter cold.
• We had a nice dinner at the Skagit River Brewery.
• Mom and Erik taught Julie and me how to play pinochle! (It’s a card game.)
• Rebecca had a fairly high fever with no other symptoms through Christmas.
• We ate great food and opened great gifts on Christmas Eve.
• We went to church and then to Lynden for a nice Christmas Day.
• Julie’s dad made his “famous” salmon – I love brown sugar…
• We opened excellent gifts from Julie’s family on Monday night.
• We attended a Christmas party with Julie’s mom’s mom’s extended family.
• We finally opened our last but not least gifts on New Years Day.

I hope that your Christmas was as merry as mine! Glory to God in the highest!