It’s Christmas Eve and here we sit – waiting on a baby – and we’re not even wise men. I understand now why God chose the middle East for the birth of his son – no chance of anyone getting snowed in and not being able to make it to the blessed event!
If I haven’t told you already our son Ben and his wife Kelly are expecting a baby – literally any minute now. They live in St. Paul and have a full house with Kelly’s parents and sister and boyfriend there to celebrate . . . whatever happens first. We won’t celebrate our Christmas with the kids and new grandchild until after the first. We will of course be heading for St. Paul the second Kelly goes into labor – which will naturally occur at 6:09 pm this afternoon – just when the “real” snow starts falling!!
Apparently I’m somewhat more pragmatic that my wife would like. I do believe the baby will still be there on Saturday and Sunday and Monday. We could wait and go after the storm has passed but then of course the Vikings could win the Super Bowl as well. (oh wait they might this year – ’cause now they have a Green Bay Packer leading the way)( Sorry Vikings fans – we have become fans of sorts this year – but then we have good reason.)
So . . . keep us in your thoughts if you would. If you’re headed that way and see a little red Camry in the ditch – don’t forget to wave.
This wouldn’t be a photographers blog if I didn’t post a couple of pictures. My wife makes the best cut-out cookies on the face of the earth. She wasn’t going to this year but I guilted her into it. The deal is she makes the dough and the frosting, cuts out the cookies and bakes them – but I have to decorate (and eat them). Which – now that I’m 51 – requires the use of reading glasses just to see the cookie.
The other picture is one of our niece at a family Christmas celebration last weekend. Kate and I got her a “Fancy Nancy” book along with a tutu, a feather boa and a pair of furry high heels. She was a riot – thought my mother in-law was going to stroke out!!
That’s it for today. Kate and I wish you and yours a wonderfully joyous Christmas and all success in the new year.
