Monday, December 24, 2007

A Merry Christmas to One and All!

My heart was more than a little heavy when I put Mom's Christmas angel on my front door today -- she must have been made over 40 years ago and has graced Mom's door forever, it seems. But I had two wonderful, quite unexpected gifts.

You may recall that I lusted after this strange cat creature that I met at the Brinkmeyer House bazaar. A knock at the door yesterday morning: there was a neighbor I occasionally see while out walking. He held a gift bag and explained that his wife (who worked at the bazaar) thought that I should have the cat! There he/she now sits, in my kitchen.

And tonight, I was part of a lovely family dinner, thanks to a taxi driver/dispatcher with whom I regularly ride. All I can say is how kind and thoughtful people can be. My friends and family, certainly they are great folk, each and every one -- what would I do without them. But what made this Christmas even more special were the surprises. Wow!

11 comments:

  1. Wishing you a very happy Christmas, GJ, and many more lovely surprises in the coming year!

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  2. Anonymous2:17 AM

    Only the best for the best. You deserve every good thing you get.

    Merry Christmas.

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  3. Thank you, thank you, Lucy & steve -- my very best wishes to each of you (and all readers stopping by)for a positively wonderful Christmas and New Year ahead. Oh, yes. may you also have a few happy surprises in your future.

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  4. Now THAT was a wonderful Christmas post.

    Merry Christmas to you, granny j! More good surprises, too.

    Including those ones on Otherwise Completely Random Uneventful Days. Those are great, aren't they?

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  5. Hi, k -- I have always appreciated the totally unexpected, random surprise. Being a generally optimistic person, such surprises tend to be good ones.

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  6. Well - there you go! You reap as you sow, Granny.
    Health and happiness for 2008.

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  7. And a wonderful 2008 right back at you, Avus!

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  8. Love that cat!! What a fun creater he/she is.

    I wish you every thing Wonderful for 2008.

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  9. The cat has been named Eunice, so I guess she's a she. Great wishes for your New Year, as well, Meggie.

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  10. Eunice! How very excellent!

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  11. k -- she's an excellent cat.

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