Jorgenson Adventures: December Happenings Part 1

Thursday, January 19, 2023

December Happenings Part 1

December had a lot of things. As usual. Mostly fun things. We started off with our annual neighborhood food drive. The usual neighbors showed up, and we collected a lot of food for the food pantry. We participated in a couple of family Christmas parties. One with the Wright family up in Kaysville. Always good times and fun to catch up with everyone. And one at our house with the Spjutes. Also fun and this year Dad and Kathy made it possible for all of us to go to the ice castles. That was super fun with all of the littles. I mean, everything's fun with littles. They actually get excited about things and don't roll their eyes at you. We are deep into teenagers here.

Kate had a piano recital where I got to play the 'Sleigh Ride' duet with her that I used to play with Mel. She made me learn the other part, which kept things interesting. But it's fun to keep the legacy alive. Sage broke her hand at a YW activity. Basically she was chasing a boy and her hand slammed into a door. Can you tell we're in the teenage phase? Luckily it wasn't a bad break. She was able to just wear a splint for a few weeks. No surgery needed. But she also got a new bike that she was so excited to ride in St George. Unfortunately, no biking with a broken hand. She was so sad. It was a major bummer.

I think I'll include Christmas Eve in part one, move Christmas day to part two. Keeps things exciting. This year Christmas day was on Sunday. I remember hating that as a kid, but kind of loved it this year. So we went skiing on Christmas Eve instead. The skiing was excellent, not even crowded. Sage talked Jake into lunch at 5 Guys after skiing. The second we got home I started cooking. Mostly I was working on dinner rolls and sweet rolls. Both of which turned out wonderfully. The sweet rolls were my talent for the year. I've never made them before, so I wasn't sure how they'd turn out. My family told me I could sell them if I wanted. So I guess that means they were good. Hooray! Everyone else did a talent (kind of). I think we need to up our talent game next year. We talked about Jesus and opened our Christmas pj's. All-in-all, a great Christmas Eve.