Christmas... I know it was awhile ago!

Christmas this year was a little different.   First there was the Blizzard, which made it impossible for me to bring gifts down to Portland, Mail anything or actually receive packages that I had ordered in the mail.  Poor UPS man slid down the street.... lol   So i have officially just sent the packages to family members....  I promise it was out of my control.  LOL  

Anyway,  so back to the little different.  We decided to give gift cards this year instead of "real" presents.  At first I thought that it might be fun and then I started to think about it and it seems so impersonal. I always take such joy out of finding special gifts for each person and making them smile. I also realized that since we are getting older I think I am no longer going to buy present for my family except for the kids.  I have  a great friend who purchased a special donation to a wonderful organization called Heifer International (www.heifer.org)  on behalf of her family.  I researched this and was amazed that I could help an entire family.  How it works is that I can purchase a flock of chickens, a cow, sheep and ot

her animals and it goes to a family to raise.  They make their living off the raising and and products from these animals.  They then give the same gift (the offspring) to another family in their community.  I found this to be a wonderful wonderful thing.  So, I have decided that next year instead of gifts i am going to donate to this cause in the name of my loved ones.    Hopefully they will all like that!  I don't really care if they do or not though.   LOL

Anyways, So I got to spend the holiday with my special someone and I got the best Christmas present on earth.   I was so shocked and amazed that I got such a wonderful gift.  I am so blessed!  Here is a picture of what i got!!  Woowie Zoowie!! 

It's the most beautiful thing i have ever seen!