Christmas Expectations!

It's official, Christmas 2006 is now a wonderful memory of our Christmas in Canada. It was the Christmas of Expectations! The first and most important surprise is yet to be revealed. Darling baby is ever present in our minds and it's cute to see "expectant mama's tummy enter the room before she does!" I found the perfect ornament for them this year. The chicken couples. Dad Rooster reading the "Parents to Be" Book and Momma Hen sitting on her egg on the nest while she knits!

" Mr. Wonderful and I call our little country home "the Nest" and our monthly newsletter is called "News from the Nest". You can well imagine the headlines once our little chick has made their safe arrival into our world.

 Proud Dad-to-be is an ardent reader (so it's only natural that he would be reading up on the subject) and Becky is definitively in the "nesting " stage of her pregnancy (and yes, she can knit!). How perfect is that?

     Christmas gifting was exactly the way I like homemade or well-thought-out gifts that the giver has spent time and consideration to make or purchase. I actually got a cross-stitched masterpiece from an expectant daughter about being a mom (thanks for making me cry Becky!) and I also got a photo album that says, "From one Diva to another!" How perfect is that! So, this Diva can whip out 36 pictures of a new grandbaby at a moment's notice. (Great gift Suz!) Becky also made me a photo calendar with pictures of all of us (yes, you too Boy Wonder!) January's picture is the ultrasound picture of our first grand. I love seeing all my favorite people and my favorite pictures. I certainly will treasure it for years. We spent a delightful lunch with Jordan and Wendy. Mark (their 6-year-old) had gotten many wonderful Christmas presents and he was excited to show them to Becky. Wendy is from Guyana and made Roti quesadillas. Wow were they ever good too! Mr. Wonderful and Jordan solved all the problems of the world and we ladies talked about everything from Babies to Cooking. Christmas afternoon was spent watching "White Christmas" (it can't be Christmas without watching it at least once!) and keeping with tradition we went out to the movies. We saw a wonderful movie that Becky and I adored called "Stranger than Fiction." You know I'll be doing a whole post about it. So, were my expectations met? Of course, any Christmas spent with family is always a Christmas Joy. I look forward to next Christmas when we can assemble the whole clan together plus having our little one as the star atop our family tree.