Back in early April, I had occasion to go to Plainfield's Christian gift store looking for baptism gifts for my grandchildren. On a sale table, there was an Advent wreath marked 75% off because the box was damaged. I've always wanted an Advent wreath, so I bought it. (It also prompted my motivation that my grandson asked why I didn't have one last Christmas!) Even though I only had company on the first Sunday of Advent (when the grandchildren and other grandparents were here to break bread together over Thanksgiving), I have been faithful about lighting the candles alone and letting them burn for an hour. The Christ candle is to be lit on Christmas Day, but in my house, it won't be lit until my family is all here on the 26th. That will truly be a special day!
After church, I treated Judy and Phil (the other grandparents) to lunch at Panera Bread (Judy's choice) in honor of her birthday on the 23rd. They will be in Tennessee visiting family and so will not be here for her birthday OR Christmas. They are such nice people and have been so good to me through the years. I didn't want to miss a chance to have our own little celebration before they take off for points south. Of course, because the Colts were playing today at 1:00, we had to make it an early luncheon--which worked for me because I was hungry!
Colts won. Woohoo! That means they are still in the playoffs. Had they lost today against Jacksonville, they would have been out of the running. Austin Collie got another concussion on his first game back after a nasty concussion three weeks ago. Although he is a favored player, his health isn't worth it. He did come back to the sidelines looking very morose. Poor guy had two touchdowns in the first half of the game...but now it looks like he'll be out for awhile.
I need to get back to working on my room. I told myself I'd have it done by bedtime today...but since I watched the game, I'm wondering if that's going to happen. Wish me luck!
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