Tonight's ornament has several memories with it. It represents several of the presidential homes that Woody and I have visited. This is Mount Vernon, George and Martha Washington's home that Woody, Melany, Nathan and I visited on our way to Massachusetts for a family reuion in 1988. The day we visited was a VERY hot day and, as in Washington's day, Mount Vernon was not air conditioned and the gift shop was very crowded. Due to the heat I wasn't feeling the greatest so we chose to omit the gift shop from our tour. I was always sorry that I hadn't gone in, as I try to get an ornament to represent places like this that we visit to add to our Christmas tree. Six or so years later, Nathan was appointed a US-2 missionary to the Washington DC area (he spent 2 years in DC after he graduated from college). I told him that if he happened to get to Mount Vernon that I would like him to choose a Mount Vernon ornament for our tree. Some time during his two years, he had some time off and made a trip back to TN for a visit. BUT he did not tell us that he was coming home. Woody and I were going to go to visit Melany, Wade, Erin and Alex and for some reason I went to Nathan's room to get something. Well, when I walked into his room, Nathan suddenly jumped up from the other side of his bed...and scared me half to death!!!!! He had slept on the floor, because since we didn't know he was coming we hadn't turned on the heater for his water bed! So when he snuck in during the night, he ended up having to sleep in the floor. Even though he scared me to death, it was good that I went into his room or Woody and I would gone on to Melany's without him! All this story to say that on this trip he brought me this ornament. He had gone to Mount Vernon and remembered his mother's request! So I usually chucklee when I first see this ornament each year and remember the scare that put it on our tree! Today I did a "get ready for the wedding" task = got my wedding haircut. Then the rest of the day I have done a little of this and a little of that. I continue to get things back in order after family Christmas disorder...which this time just means getting gifts, wrap, etc. picked up so things look inviting to look at my decorations once again. I got all the dishes put away that I got out last week for my parties...the ones that go on top shelves were waiting for me to get the step ladder out. I did that and took Christmas serving dishes upstairs to be packed away in the Christmas closet. Then I got to thinking what I could bake for my next door neighbors who have small children. I got to looking in the pantry for ingredients and for some reason decided to clean out the pantry. Good job done...but the baking didn't get done! 'Tis the season! To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!
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