Christmas - 2008

This year will be the first time all my family will not be together at Christmas. Boy how will I get through it?? Jarrod & Danni are living in Wangaratta, but Jarrod will be away still working in South Australia and not home for a few days after Christmas. He will miss out on Archer's first Christmas. Leah & Nathan are now living in Hawaii so they will not be home either. This year it is Rennae & Trav's turn to have lunch with the Key's. For Christmas lunch at my place this year there will be Steve and myself, my Dad (Pop), Lyncoln, Tyler & Jacob, Jeremy & Jacinta. That is eight in all. Never in my whole life have I EVER had 8 for Christmas lunch. Even when I was a child, we went to my grandmothers, and we always had all the family, and then when that got too big, we celebrated at my Mum & Dad's house and there was always more than eight for Christmas lunch. Boy what a contrast it will be. I have always had very fond memories of Christmas, because when my mother was alive, she absolutely loved Christmas and I think she has made me love it as well. She would always dress Christmas like when she would go off to Bingo. She would have her Christmas earrings in and a Christmas brooch. She was always so very happy. I think it was also the thought of having all her family around her at this time of the year