Hooray--it will be a white Christmas here in Orem, Utah this year!! It got a little nasty here this afternoon when a blizzard blew through, but then it stopped snowing and was just cold outside. But, we are still under a "Heavy Snow Warning," and supposedly there will be 2-4 more inches of snow when we wake up tomorrow on Christmas morning!! Today was a very fun and busy day. Luckily Mom was able to go to the doctor and get a prescription for her sinus infection, so hopefully she can be on the mend. This morning Dad and I went over to Grandpa Taylor and Grandma Cathy's house to visit, and that was certainly fun to see them. I was able to see Grandpa for a few minutes last May when I came home from Mississippi for the Mormon History Association conference, but it had been far too long since I had actually been able to sit and visit with them. Then Dad and I went over to Lindy's house to stay with the girls while Nate and Lindy went up to Salt Lake to meet up with a lady who Lindy had taught on her mission in Thailand. This nice lady, Prair, and her husband Don then came down to Orem with Nate and Lindy for Christmas Eve dinner. Mom whipped up a feast, and we all had a great time here. Prair is a very nice, sweet person, and it was fun to meet her. Sidney was a little afraid of her at first, but she warmed up to Prair very quickly.
Camden, Riley, and Sidney got to open a couple of presents tonight here at our house, and their favorite presents were their American Girl p-jamas! They were so excited and they looked very cute in their matching nightgowns. Sidney got some nice soft, snuggly pj's to keep her warm. We also got to open one present from Mom and Dad tonight, and it was one of my favorite presents of all time--a copy of Amanda Barnes Smith's journal!!! That book is priceless, and our family has always had one copy of it, which all of us kids have used on numerous occasions, and now I have my own copy! She is the famous pioneer woman whose husband and son were killed at Haun's Mill, and she is also my great great great great grandma. It is a blessing to have such courageous ancestors.
Christmas Eve would be perfect if Sarah, Joel, Eliza, and Greg were here, but hopefully they will have merry Christmases in their respective parts of the country. Well I'm off to bed so that Santa can come!
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