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…when all through the house, the big woofy bears were gathering up their ‘honeys’…

Oooops! That’s another Christmas poem. *eg* So it’s Christmas Eve. This is the big day for Brushstrokes’ clan. All but one sister and her family are here to celebrate Christmas but they’ll be strolling into southern California mid-Christmas morning. As always, today will be our family’s traditional day for opening gifts, that is after we attend Christmas Eve Mass. This year is really about the nieces and nephews. My sisters, brothers, and I opted out of our typical gift exchange since funds this year for most of us have been running tight. Perhaps a bit of a disappointment but the fact that family is together is enough. Should be a hoot watching the newest ones open their gifts. They are at that age between 15 months and 2 years old. Smiles and twinkles in the eyes…my heart is melting already. Am I sounding like a big ol’ sap? I am. LOL!!

But enough said about my immediate family. What I really want to do is wish my ‘extended family’ of friends, you in blogland, a very merry Christmas and much happiness in 2008. There are several of you that I have been fortunate enough to get to know on a personal level. You know who you are. To all of you, thank you for being a part of my life. To Spider and Bigg, my wish for each of you is that you find the strength, happiness, and inner-peace that you need in 2008. Live each moment and enjoy them for the moments that they are.

HUGS!