We had lots of great food to eat and wonderful company...

But then it always is wonderful for our family to get together. Who knows how long we all have together?

And Grandma Ann really enjoyed it... we had burgers, and salads and sweets and chocolate.... and sweets.. haha... Phil, Tammy and Austyn dropped by, Great Grandma Moffat drove her buggy over, MK stopped in, and Paul, Heather, Madison and Andrew made it. Paul had been with the guys hunting ducks from the wee hours of the am and he was pooped...

Glad we have birthdays.. haha... Next one I think belongs to a young lady on Fairgrounds Road I believe...

Andrew and Austyn played with Jake's new Guitar Man 3 I think it's called.. quite a game...

All for now.. thanks to everyone for making Ann's Birthday so special...

Sunday was the official day we had family birthday for Ann, so all could come... almost all anyway.

Miss Madison dropped by Sunday for Grandma's Birthday and decided to do a pole dance.... sans blouse... haha...

Birthday time on the Pondarosa.... or however you spell it.. haha...

Yelp, little miss muffet set on a tuffit.... haha.. ok... about sunup this am, our front door flew open and Miss Missy came thru it in her nightgown.... and I in my ... haha.. ok...

and her and Ann celebrated Ann's 61st birthday...... and for a few days... she is older than me... hehe... but that soon too will change...

I should have gotten photos of Missy... hehe.. and Ann at that hour... but hey... mind was still sleeping... hehe...

elk 2 on our land today

elk

Penny for Austyn's thoughts??? taken by Phillip

Tammy with her Grandfather Edmondson on his 84th Birthday.

Austyn with his Great Grandfather and Grandmother Edmondson.

Austyn with his first personal appearance at Lost Creek Church, a Rock Star is born...

photo by Phillip

Air Moffat taken by Phillip

Great Aunt Marilyn K, Rock Star Austyn and Great Grandmother Moffat

Photo by Phillip

sun trying to shine after weeks of clouds....

Breaking thru...

Ann took this one.....

The kind deeds we do each day matter.....

Man leaves $50,000, car to waitress

Fri Dec 28, 8:22 PM ET

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - For nearly seven years Melina Salazar did her best to put on a smile and tend to the every need of her most loyal and cantankerous customer.

She made sure his food was as hot as he wanted, even if it meant he burned his mouth. And she smiled through his demands and curses. The 89-year-old Walter "Buck" Swords obviously appreciated it, leaving the waitress $50,000 and a 2000 Buick when he died.

"I still can't believe it," the Luby's cafeteria employee told Harlingen television station KGBT-TV in an interview during which she described Swords as "kind of mean."

Swords, a World War II veteran, died in July. But Salazar learned just a few days before Christmas that he had left her the money and car.

Next time you or a friend travels to Washington DC.... Here is something to do when you are boared!!

The Christmas Truce

December 25, 1914 : The Christmas Truce

Just after midnight on Christmas morning, the majority of German troops engaged in World War I cease firing their guns and artillery and commence to sing Christmas carols. At certain points along the eastern and western fronts, the soldiers of Russia, France, and Britain even heard brass bands joining the Germans in their joyous
singing.

At the first light of dawn, many of the German soldiers emerged from their trenches and approached the Allied lines across no-man's-land, calling out "Merry Christmas" in their enemies' native tongues. At first, the Allied soldiers feared it was a trick, but seeing the Germans unarmed they climbed out of their trenches and shook hands with the enemy soldiers. The men exchanged presents of cigarettes and plum puddings and sang carols and songs. There was even a documented case of soldiers from opposing sides playing a good-natured game of
soccer.

The so-called Christmas Truce of 1914 came only five months after the outbreak of war in Europe and was one of the last examples of the outdated notion of chivalry between enemies in warfare. In 1915, the bloody conflict of World War I erupted in all its technological fury, and the concept of another Christmas Truce became unthinkable.

another shot in Black and White...

Did you see the Christmas Moon on Christmas night? Mk called and suggested we try to snap it... it is really hard to do, so after over 50 tries...

Merry Christmas from Carol Muchmore, Longhorn Breeder, Ponca City, OK.