Merry Christmas/Happy Kwanzaa/Happy Hanukkah

Good Morning My Fellow Virginians................... Yes..note the time....6:21 am and I'm the ONLY one up - haha.  I just could not wait to come down the stairs - haha Anyways....I would LOVE to wish everyone of you a very MERRY, and SAFE, day today.   I am blessed because I have everyone home this year.  But, for those of you who have aloved one deployed...your are in my heart today and I am sending you AND your loved one extra special holiday wishes for today, and may they return home safely.  For you newbies - remember your pouch is still a baby and will need to be taken care of.  For the rest,  be careful of all of the new foods arounds that you have not yet tried, or tried without problems.  These foods are often filled with sugars that will make us ill (yep....may not have done so yesterday, but very well could today).  It is no fun to dump, and then to do it on the holiday would be worse. Enjoy the day.............

Good Morning & Merry Christmas to you!!!!  It is almost 8 now and I am the only one up in my household.  I believe I will be turning on the music very shortly to get everyone up & moving about.  It will be a busy, fun, family filled day. Wishing everyone a safe, happy, blessed hoilday.  Merry Christmas!!!!!!

Good am! Merry Christmas to everyone! We've been up since just about 6:20 am. The buggas absolutely love their gifts & I'm happy for their smiles & joy. We'll be heading over to my sister's in a bit for gifts & some good eats then back here to spend some time with the in-laws. I hope everyone has a very nice Christmas. Enjoy the time, love, laughter, joy & beauty of the time we're given here together. Even apart feel the love in your heart & soul. Big hugs, lots of kisses & blessings to all.

Good Morning and Merry Christmas to all today and be safe....

Please allow me to say that all four of you ladies have new avatars and/or signature pix, and you are all so cute. (I am sure my DW would be OK with that comment.) Merry Christmas. Joe Bear

Awwww Joe thank you so much how sweet of you and your new pic is very handsome, Merry Christmas to you and your family...

I would like to echo Jill's words about our service men & women & their families.  We love & appreciate you all so much.

Joe, you're right...they ARE very cute!!  I will post a new pic around New Year's Day.  Don't know how cute I'll be but at least it will be a new one...lol.

Our day began at 7 am with a happy birthday wake-up call for Mike from my bestfriend, Mickie.  He's 55 today.  Gee, ummm...I've never slept with a senior citizen before...tonight will be a first!! roflmao!!!  Anyways, after showers & dressing, we all headed to "the farm" where we enjoyed a big breakfast consisting of fried oysters, eggs, & pancakes (he put sausage in the pancake batter...was onolicious!!).  Would you believe a bite of egg white got stuck in my now-smaller tube???  SCHAZZBOTT!!!  That really hurt.  After that we just enjoyed the fellowship as we watched the little ones open presents.  It's so nice to have little ones to share Christmas with again.

And now we're back home, snug as 3 bugs in a rug.  Mike's watching tv & grinding on leftover Christmas eve dinner, Matt's watching a dvd & I've been working on my new business.  Chris called from his Mom's in OK to wish us a Merry Christmas, as did Mike's brother.  Oh yeah, MY brother called this morning from Germany, where he's lived for almost 30 years.  So all is well in the Scholl house.

In a few more days we will begin a whole new year.  I expect nothing but wonderful adventures & even more new friends.  As for the ones I have now, here on OH, I love you all & feel so blessed to have you on my adventerous path.  Thank you for your support, your encouragement, for making me laugh & making me cry, & for challenging me everyday to keep up with the new me that is slowly emerging.  You are my OH Ohana.

To end this on a silly note, I give you the Hawaiian version of The Twelve Days of Christmas...

12 televisions

11 missionaries

10 cans of beer

9 lbs of poi

8 ukuleles

7 shrimp a'swimming

6 hula lessons

5 beeeeg fat pigs

4 flower leis

3 dried squids

2 coconuts

And 1 minah bird in 1 papaya treeeeeee!

MELE KALIKIMAKA!!!!