A few more smatterings of thoughts from the holidays... (part II)

There was a slight scare as we experienced 82-year-old Grandma Sachi take a tumble on Christmas Eve. Thankfully, she fell "gracefully" and ended up with only a black eye and sore knee. Needless to say, we are a little worried at what could happen when she's home alone. This was the scene (and cause) of the crime -- setting up our Christmas Eve dinner table:

There was a walk down the street to the mini candy cane lane of Christmas lights and boxes of Christmas characters...


But, this was the first Christmas without Grandma Purvis and I missed her cheery Christmas spirit and her yearly denim Christmas blouse. Instead of going to her house Christmas morning, we enjoyed having Grandpa join in the Christmas fun at Grandma Sachi's...

Above is the annual stocking shrine that is erected on Grandma's mantle (there IS a fireplace back there, you just can't see it)

And there was more cousin bonding time (the matching haircut dudes above)

and the little girls trying to be cool like Holly (below)