Boots on the Ground!

Looks like these boots are ready for action! This afternoon the doorbell rang and we had four little neighbor grandchildren on the front porch wanting to show off their new umbrellas...one pink Dora umbrella, one pink Barbie umbrella, one pink Princess umbrella, and one camouflage umbrella. Then they decided to come in for a while and visit...take off their boots...and play. They had been told to they could play in their front or back yard or in our yard...they decided that coming in our house worked within that parameter! After they had been over for a little while, I went to the family room to tell Woody something and when I came back to the living room, Kathy and Elijah had joined them. Kathy had come over to help in the ornament hunt! And, what a help she was...lots more are now off the tree and in their respective boxes. What a super daughter-in-love we have! It's her birthday tomorrow...and, since she is so nice...I won't tell you how old she will be!

Woody and I both went to Sunday School this morning. He taught 6th and 7th grade boys. We came home and ate lunch. Then a little after lunch the children came over as related above. Woody and Graham finished their Monopoly game. Woody did win (as he said that he would). I think that Graham may have a new favorite game...win or lose! The girls played with the toys while Kathy and I took ornaments off the tree. Elijah played for a while on the floor, then fell asleep...so Kathy took him home to put him down for a nap...then she came back. Kathy found the ornament that had been eluding us for several days...the 9th day of Christmas (9 ladies dancing)...finally that box of ornaments is complete...Graham and I had both made many trips around the tree looking for that last ornament of the "12 days of Christmas." The tree actually looks like ornaments have been taken off of it...finally! Thanks, Kathy! After Woody and Graham finished their game of Monopoly, Woody went upstairs and got the vacuum cleaner and vacuumed behind the couch before putting the card table back. Then he proceeded to finish vacuuming the whole room. Graham dusted a couple of table tops for me. Woody has watched TV (mostly football) this afternoon and evening and read.