My Sunday Six

I actually was smiling continually for the past two weeks. So I should title this post my Sunday 600 smile makers. The time we spent in Utah with our family put smiles on my face and in my heart.

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Watch the slide show below and you will see why I had so many things to smile about.

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I'm sorry about this big space before the slide show. I can't delete it. So please just scroll down a bit and you will get to it.

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#500. I am glad that my house is all decorated for Christmas.

What fun it is to get down the boxes of decorations and put them out each year. I made all of the ornaments that are on our front room tree.

The first Christmas we were married in 1965, we were poor college students and we had no money to buy ornaments for our little tree. I started out by making the gold glittered roses you see in this picture out of egg cartons. Then I glued poinsettias napkins on Styrofoam balls and outlined them with gold paint to make ornaments. Long after we had money to buy ornaments I just kept making more and more as the years past. I know that they are not as lovely as ornaments I could buy but my home made ornaments have a special place in my heart. They each have a story to tell. As I think about the different years that I made each one it brings back sweet memories of Christmases past that warms my heart. I would not trade them now for store bought ornaments no matter how beautiful they might be.

I took down all of my Thanksgiving decorations and put out my Christmas decorations before we left for Utah because I was asked to hostess 12 guests at our home as part of the Relief Society Christmas dinner which was to be held the day after we got home. It was a rush to get all the decorating done before we left on our trip but it was great to have the house ready for Christmas when we got home Tues. evening. That made me smile.

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#600. I'm glad that we have friends to share the holidays with us.

As I mentioned, I was asked to be one of the hostesses for the Relief Society dinner. I just love setting up pretty tables and having guest come into our home. This dinner was especially easy since it was a pot luck and each family brought a delicious dish to share.

We shared a lovely meal together and then we went to the church for a Christmas program and desserts. smile...smile...smile
Sheryl, Russell, John, Mandy and Bill stopped eating long enough for me to take a blog picture. These gals are bloggers too and know each event must be documented. (By the way, have you gone out and bought one of Mandy Baker's novels yet? Her Vampires are as handsome as Edward. You really should get some of her books and meet them.)
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Last night we went to a dinner party hosted by two of our temple worker friends. Their home, pool and patios are breathtakingly beautiful and sit on top of a hill with a breath taking view. In comparison to their lovely home, ours looks very humble. However, I enjoy sharing our old home with others. It serves us well. I am thankful for it and sharing it with others makes me smile.
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I look forward to hearing from you. I hope that you have a wonderful week ahead.
Love, Grammy Lura