December 25, 2010 11:55 PM

There's no escaping it this time!

No snow up to now, but a blizzard that is predicted to start tomorrow. At least ten inches with the upper figure continuing to inch up from 16. I suppose that we deserve such a storm as we have dodged every bullet fired our way up to this point in December. All one can do is hunker down and wait it out until the snow stops falling and the roads are made clear again.

Today was a great day! Much of the family was here to celebrate Christmas. As usual, lots of good food, plenty of wine, plenty of gifts, and much conversation. This was in stark contrast to the moving church service of last night and the extremely quiet ride home that always follows. As I have said many times, it is eerily quiet as everything is closed and there are few, if any, cars on the road. You actually get to feel that peace that passes all understanding and that's what makes Christmas Eve so special. Easter just doesn't do it for me.

After everyone left, we just sat down and watched some TV to sort of round out the day on a quiet note. We certainly appreciated all the help that we got from everyone by way of bringing appetizers and desserts and especially those that helped clean up. Many hands make light work, as they say. Today illustrated that to a tee.

It's hard to realize that today is Saturday which means that tomorrow there will be church in the morning. After that, the snow is supposed to start coming in so I'm not sure that we will venture out to visit with friends who have invited us to a brunch.

As always, each Christmas is special in its own way. I am glad that I was here to be a part of it...

Bob