Dean and I did not exchange gifts this year - neither one of us could really decide on anything we wanted. Possibly we'll come across something when we get to Texas. I have posted several things to a Wish List on Amazon but after perusing it, there is nothing there that I had to have. The things I'd really like to have are more expensive, so maybe we are better off to just work towards saving the money for things like new pull down day/night shades, slide-out covers, solar set-up/inverter, etc.
Breakfast was so good yesterday I decided we should have it again this morning and we did a full repeat. I bought some frozen biscuits yesterday while at the grocery store, since we didn't have any bread with our breakfast yesterday. I pulled the package out of the freezer and realized we should have put those in the oven first, so back in the freezer they went. Besides, it seems wasteful to use the oven for over 30 minutes for 2 biscuits while we are using so much propane daily to keep Bentley warm. Later in the day, it occurred to me I could have used the convection oven for baking. Sheesh!!
After breakfast, and completing our morning routine we headed to Parsons to see what Santa brought Kamron and Jaxson for Christmas. As we turned into Marc and Jennifer's driveway, Kamron called me and said, "Dad wants to know where you are," and I replied "We are coming up your driveway now." Good timing!
Jaxson was so excited to show us all of his gifts. You might remember his fascination with the Statue of Liberty earlier this fall. He received a small statue of it and a blanket with the statue on it. He "loved" them! He was having a great time and his excitement was contagious. Kamron loves to draw, paint and do crafts. She received a number of pens, markers, books teaching how to draw different objects, etc. and she was thrilled with them. Of course she received a number of other gifts as well.
Kamron gave me some presents - she does this every year and it's so sweet that she thinks about me. This year she gave me a beautiful ceramic snowflake coffee cup with lid, a bracelet for "A Mom", and a small angel holding snowflakes. Later in the day after we returned home, I made some caramel hot chocolate in my new cup. After taking a selfie, I sent a text to Kamron with the picture attached, telling her I loved her. She responded - Love you too and nice photo with an emoji smiling real big with tears flowing form its eyes. I can hear her laughter!!
Since my Fitbit broke several months ago, I no longer have a watch so when Dean asked me if we should think about going, I was shocked to hear him say it was almost 11. We need to pick Haleigh up in Altamont at her dad's on our way home so she can have Christmas at Misti's. I called Misti as we left to see if she was ready yet and she said, yes I sent you a text, however I had not received it. (Misti's text came in on my phone tonight at 5:24 - glad it was not an emergency message.) She said son Logan was on his way there now. We said our goodbyes to Marc, Jen and the kids.
We made it back to Misti's around 11:45. Logan was already there and they were enjoying biscuits and sausage gravy with hashbrowns, and she offered us some as well. Dean and I enjoyed another breakfast for our lunch. Then it was time for pictures in front of the tree - a ritual for Misti and the kids, then she distributed their packages. While maybe not as excited as Jaxson was, both of them were quite happy with their presents.
Dean was wanting to get back to Bentley. One thing I did not mention earlier is a problem he found this morning. The waste water line is allowing water to pass through the shut-off valve and it was frozen when he checked it. It is supposed to warm up enough it will most likely thaw but he wants to get something done to keep it from happening again tonight since it will be below freezing again and the temperatures tomorrow are expected to remain below freezing throughout the day. Of course nothing is open, so that makes it more of a challenge to find what he needs to take care of this. While at Marc's we asked him if he had any heat tape and it just so happened he did. He told us he didn't want it and to keep it when we were done. Once we were back at Bentley, I called my cousin Todd and owner of the RV Park we are in, to see if he had any insulation, so Dean can wrap it as well. Again, we were very fortunate as he had some. He wasn't in the park at the time, but when he returned awhile later Dean went to his shop and was able to get what he needed to protect the line. What a blessing Marc and Todd were to us and we so appreciate their help!
Tonight we had taco salad with the leftover taco meat from earlier this week. It tasted great and was so light after all of the heavy food we've had the past few days. We are ready to get back to our regular eating habits but we still have one more Christmas dinner - December 30 when our kids will gather at Misti's.
After breakfast, and completing our morning routine we headed to Parsons to see what Santa brought Kamron and Jaxson for Christmas. As we turned into Marc and Jennifer's driveway, Kamron called me and said, "Dad wants to know where you are," and I replied "We are coming up your driveway now." Good timing!
Jaxson was so excited to show us all of his gifts. You might remember his fascination with the Statue of Liberty earlier this fall. He received a small statue of it and a blanket with the statue on it. He "loved" them! He was having a great time and his excitement was contagious. Kamron loves to draw, paint and do crafts. She received a number of pens, markers, books teaching how to draw different objects, etc. and she was thrilled with them. Of course she received a number of other gifts as well.
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| Kamron in her new chair! |
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| Jaxson playing with one of his new toys! |
Kamron gave me some presents - she does this every year and it's so sweet that she thinks about me. This year she gave me a beautiful ceramic snowflake coffee cup with lid, a bracelet for "A Mom", and a small angel holding snowflakes. Later in the day after we returned home, I made some caramel hot chocolate in my new cup. After taking a selfie, I sent a text to Kamron with the picture attached, telling her I loved her. She responded - Love you too and nice photo with an emoji smiling real big with tears flowing form its eyes. I can hear her laughter!!
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| Reminds me of Wilson on "Home Improvement" and better yet you can't see my chipmunk cheeks!! Lol! The coffee mug and bracelet Kamron gave me for Christmas. |
Since my Fitbit broke several months ago, I no longer have a watch so when Dean asked me if we should think about going, I was shocked to hear him say it was almost 11. We need to pick Haleigh up in Altamont at her dad's on our way home so she can have Christmas at Misti's. I called Misti as we left to see if she was ready yet and she said, yes I sent you a text, however I had not received it. (Misti's text came in on my phone tonight at 5:24 - glad it was not an emergency message.) She said son Logan was on his way there now. We said our goodbyes to Marc, Jen and the kids.
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| Haleigh was ready to get to Mom's for her second Christmas of the day! |
We made it back to Misti's around 11:45. Logan was already there and they were enjoying biscuits and sausage gravy with hashbrowns, and she offered us some as well. Dean and I enjoyed another breakfast for our lunch. Then it was time for pictures in front of the tree - a ritual for Misti and the kids, then she distributed their packages. While maybe not as excited as Jaxson was, both of them were quite happy with their presents.
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| I even managed to get a smile from Logan! |
Dean was wanting to get back to Bentley. One thing I did not mention earlier is a problem he found this morning. The waste water line is allowing water to pass through the shut-off valve and it was frozen when he checked it. It is supposed to warm up enough it will most likely thaw but he wants to get something done to keep it from happening again tonight since it will be below freezing again and the temperatures tomorrow are expected to remain below freezing throughout the day. Of course nothing is open, so that makes it more of a challenge to find what he needs to take care of this. While at Marc's we asked him if he had any heat tape and it just so happened he did. He told us he didn't want it and to keep it when we were done. Once we were back at Bentley, I called my cousin Todd and owner of the RV Park we are in, to see if he had any insulation, so Dean can wrap it as well. Again, we were very fortunate as he had some. He wasn't in the park at the time, but when he returned awhile later Dean went to his shop and was able to get what he needed to protect the line. What a blessing Marc and Todd were to us and we so appreciate their help!
Tonight we had taco salad with the leftover taco meat from earlier this week. It tasted great and was so light after all of the heavy food we've had the past few days. We are ready to get back to our regular eating habits but we still have one more Christmas dinner - December 30 when our kids will gather at Misti's.
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