Merry Christmas Morning!
Second service completed last night. Smaller attendance than the first but some unfamiliar and new faces; and some not seen since, maybe last CHristmas or with the world as it is, the Christmas before that?! Matters not, Heart is warmed that people come to praise the Christ Child WOnderful Counselor, Everlasting Father, Mighty God, Prince of Peace!
WIfeykins sang "The Holly and the Ivy" as a solo, and we sang a duet of "The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came." If you know the carol, I sang Gabriel's lines, she sang Mary's lines, and we sang in harmony for the fourth, wrap-up verse.
Home to change out of dress kilt (full Prince Charlie, if you know what that means) and enjoy a warming, soothing Cognac before turning in. Light finally out at 0200!
"Reveille, Reveille ..." at 0720 and back to it. A bit tired, so left the house sans ears and mouth (i.e. hearing aids and mobile phone!) Had to go back and of course coming in the front door set off the dogs. Hopefully the non church-professionals got back to sleep. Here at church prepping for the 10:00 Christmas Day worship.
Christmas Day dinner menu is Roast whole duck (2 of the blighters!) with port wine and cherry reduction; mashed potatoes; roast brussel sprouts; and a salad with bleu-cheese vinaigrette. But the gang went shopping yesterday on the way back home and apparently picked up enough apps such that we could probably do without the potatoes - - - - maybe the sprouts - - - and probably the duck!
Shall be a fun day. Oldest dau and fiance came for dinner and then late church and stayed the night. Youngest dau and BF will join approx 1pm. Me? I get a nap betwixt 11 and 12:00!! !! !! Sore needed, to be sure.
Yesterday's freakish warm-up is gone, as is the snow
But not to fear, this is Minne-snow-ta, donchaknow, So 4 - 6 inches Sunday into Monday. This morning, after a high of 54 yesterday was a chill 14F.
Again, Merry Christmas and here's hoping you have something nice and train-ish under the tree! Me you ask? I don't think so. Wifeykins forgets that I get Amazon notices, too; so even if she had the gift sent to her work to be covert - - - well, intel is intel!
Steve J