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Our patio has gone through many iterations over the past 29 years.  When we first moved in, we were poor.  Our budget was tight so we had to be content with the grass and shadowbox fences with the neighbors.  We knew we always wanted a patio and saved up for it.  I want to say we paid $1200 for a paver patio.  We picked out the huge 18"x18" slate look pavers from Lowe's and got a patio set that was an ambitious size.  It was nice to have a space to relax outside and have a little flower bed where our pooch would happily walk up to smell the flowers.  After a year or two of constantly having people catch our eye as they walked their dogs or themselves, we said it was time for a fence with a gate.  I think it was around $700 back then.  Damn those prices make me nostalgic! Over the years, we had various outdoor area rugs, curtains on the fences to cover gaps, tropical hibiscus trees during our Hawaii years to remind us of our second home. ...
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Happy Christmas Eve

One of my favorites and a good reminder...

"It's Christmas Eve.   It's the one night of the year when we all act a little nicer.  We smile a little easier.  We share a little more.   For a couple of hours out of the whole year we are the people we always hoped we would be.

It's a miracle...it's really sort of a miracle because it happens every Christmas Eve.   And if you waste that miracle, you're gonna burn for it. I know what I'm talking about.   You have to do something. You have to take a chance and you do have to get involved.    There are people that are having trouble making their miracle happen.  There are people that don't have enough to eat and there people that are cold.   You can go out and say hello to these people.   You can take an old blanket out of the closet and say "here" or make 'em a sandwich and say, "oh by the way...here."

l get it now.  And if you give, then it can happen, then the miracle can happen to you.  Not just the poor and hungry, it's everybody whose gotta have this miracle!   It can happen tonight for you all!  If you believe in this pure thing,  the miracle will happen and you'll want it to happen again tomorrow!   You won't be one of those bastards that says  "Christmas is once a year and it's a fraud." 

It's not!

It can happen every day! You've just got to want that feeling!   And if you like it and you want it, you'll get greedy for it!  You'll want it every day of your life!  It can happen to you!   I believe in it now.   I believe it's gonna happen to me now. I'm ready for it!  It's great.   It's a good feeling.   It's really better than I've felt in a long time.

I'm ready.

Have a Merry Christmas everybody."

-Frank Cross
Scrooged

And to cover the bases...God bless us, everyone.

Merry Christmas and don't forget to leave the cookies out for Santa!



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  1. Donna Steely ArnoldDecember 24, 2014 at 9:51 AM

    Merry Merry and have a wonderfully healthy New Year!
    Donna

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  2. hollypDecember 24, 2014 at 10:14 AM

    I LOVE that movie! Marry Christmas to you and the Mr.!
    ~ Holly

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  3. UnknownDecember 24, 2014 at 12:09 PM

    Merry Christmas!

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  4. UnknownDecember 24, 2014 at 2:43 PM

    God bless us everyone!!!! I love that movie, but reading that whole thing brought a tear to the eye...it is real. Enjoy it!!!! Much love to you and the Mr.!!!!

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  5. ShirleeDecember 24, 2014 at 5:42 PM

    Have the most wonderful Christmas EVER. Hug each other for me, pretty please!

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