I forgot about one of my favorite things about Christmas, aside from the food, parties, presents, and Jesus's birth (duh!). This is the time of year that several of my close friends are in town or passing through, and they'll come over for dinner or to spend the night or just get in some good hanging-out time. Joy's already been by, and we'll get to see Heather and Brian on Tuesday, and then Christine will stay over a few days after Christmas. That's over half of my wedding party right there! Last night I checked my voice mail and had messages from three other friends calling just to say hi. That gave me lots of warm fuzzies. :) I can't wait to catch up with everyone! I am so, so thankful for my friends. God's blessed me with some truly terrific ones... I consider them as family by choice, not by blood.
My elderly friend, Ida, who I spoke of some time ago... I'm on my way to see her this afternoon. She had asked me to take over as her power-of-attorney, which I am happy to do, so I went to a lawyer's office and had the papers drawn up for her to sign. Then Ida started getting nervous about making her current POA angry, and she's been riding the fence about what to do, therefore we still don't have the paperwork complete. She keeps telling me she wants to think about it some more, which is her prerogative, however she's 93 years old, her mind is not the greatest, and there's a strong possibility that if she keeps putting it off, she won't be able to sign anything if her mind gets worse. I really don't know what to do with her. Hopefully today will be a good visit and will shed some light about what our next steps will be.
Don's performing in our church Christmas musical tonight... he's playing Jacob. I can't wait to see him in action! He got roped into a speaking part in the Easter musical after another guy had a family emergency and had to back out. That was Don's acting debut and he was GREAT! Too bad I missed the entire thing... I was in Texas at the time... but I did get to see the video. Tonight should be fun!
Mmmmmmmmmmmm... I'm excited about this week. Don and I will have our own Christmas celebration here on Wednesday evening. I'm trying to figure out what I'm getting. He put little clues on each gift but I still am not sure what's in the boxes. I like that! The only thing I'm sure of is a Bart Millard CD. We're going to WV for the 24th-26th to hang out with my family. I know my mom's getting me the WOW 2006 CD and "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" DVD. (Yes, the title's stupid but it's actually a quality movie.) My dad called a couple of days ago for gift ideas, and I told him 2 CD's: Joss Stone and Jars of Clay. I really don't know how to say what I want for Christmas. Most of the things I want aren't easy for other people to buy for me. But I think I did well on my gift-buying this year. Having an employee discount at the bookstore really helps!
