Best of Christmas 2010

After reading Anya's post, I wanted to do one too. Here goes! (In no particular order)

1. For some reason this was the happiest Christmas season for me since I can remember! I felt so much joy in every bit of the preparations. I felt gratitude for the Savior's birth and for all that means to me.

2. Being with ALL the family including Grandma Barry.

3. Celebrating Ashlyn's and Rich's birthdays.

3. Getting our family picture on 16x20 canvas.

4. Treslee's gift of pictures of John and my parents and grandparents.

5. The musical bells that play when sensing motion-from my parents.

6. The gift cards for movies and ice cream!

7. Greg's gift of treating us to a play with money for dinner!

8. Seeing the grandkid's faces when they saw the bounce house set up in the backyard!

9. All the goodies! Fudge, sweedish nuts, See's candies, Banbury explosion, cookies... I made caramel for the first time and it turned out! (Grandma Barry oohing and aahing over it was the best part!)

10. Grandpa Santa!

11. Bingo and the 6-pack soda belt that Ryan got!

12. Hugs from the grandkids-the pure love they show. (seeing that they like their gifts!)

13. John's journal for the last year. (He gives me his journal every year and it is always something to look forward to.)

14. The bows Scottee made me!

15. The luxuriously soft bath mat from Adam and Anya.

16. Giving 'my favorite things' this year to our kids including, bidets, ott lights, kitchen gadgets, and to Devin and Allison a Vita Mix.

17. Seeing Christmas lights on houses.

18. Reading Christmas books (The Christmas Journey, The Christmas Bus, Christmas on Mill Street, Christmas Rose and They Call me Mrs. Miracle)

19. Watching the sappy Hallmark channel Christmas movies.

20. Singing and listening to Christmas carols.

21. The unique gifts from LaBelle...room purifiers, the beautiful nativity painting, utinsels that hang on the sides of pots...

22. Brooklynn making Adam and Anya a video of each of the family saying what we love about them.

23. Christmas cards with pictures.

24. Wonderful friends and a ward family that feels like family!

25. Health

26. Dancing to Micheal Jackson with the kids and grandkids.

27. Black Friday shopping with Brooklynn.

28. Getting to see Brian and Scottee's kid's early Christmas.

29. The Very Barry Christmas DVD that Anya made again this year. (4th year and counting!)


The Worst Things of Christmas 2010

1. Stomach flu

2. Gaining weight--BUT--having the flu helped me there!

3. The garbage piled high with nowhere to go! Garbage day isn't for another couple of days!


Oh what happy times. I just hope I remember them!!!