Our Christmas weather was partly sunny with strong winds and cold temps so we skipped our morning walk. Before we left for church I finished preparing the jello salad and John put the giblet gravy in the crock pot to warm up while we were gone.

The numbers were way down in Sunday school and the morning worship service--many folks were gone for the holiday weekend. When we got back home we gathered up the salad and gravy and headed over to Sandwicks. Eight of us gathered around the table for a delicious meal and a lot of fun conversation.

From the left - Ralph, Gerald, John and Lois
Carlson, Dave and Valada Sandwick, me

After we returned home, we enjoyed a good Skype visit with Matt and Amy's families in South Dakota. We were able to see what several of the grand kids got for Christmas and catch up a little on what everyone has been doing. John and I had a very enjoyable Christmas Day, but we still missed being with family.