The...'Present'....

The Boys...helped me...Move...and Shake...
 down The Rabbit Hole....today...
We moved a Monster Cupboard...Out...
and...Brought...an Equally...Impressive...one...in...
Oh My...
: )
It was Lovely...really...
tho..it was a lot of work...and I have messes...to pick up...
no matter...
It will be Fun...
Flippin'...things around...
and...Playing...
with Those...Wonderful...
Toys!
Merry Christmas...
to my Soul...

Just as I had finished...making Supper...
and...sat down...with a Glass of Wine...
This Eve...
My Friend...Donna...
called....
{I find it...still...so difficult...to call her by her first name...
She was my Home Ec Teacher...from Waaaay Back...
and...
Made such...a Difference...in my Life....}
We discovered...a few short years ago...we were neighbors...
{our story...is much..more than this...tho...
 Her Husband... was...a Bridge...Over Troubled Waters... to me...
a few years ago...
and for that...
I will...Forever...be Grateful...: )
Donna...had no...idea...}
She asked...if I would speak to her 'Group'...earlier...in the Year...
and...agreed to...
{I owe her... much... much more...than she will ever know...}
My Talk...
wasn't a Formal One...
as it usually is...
but...somehow... I knew...it would be... what it needed to be...
Donna...wanted to keep it short...knowing...what was going on...in my life...
but....
There was no way...
I would have Her...and these Wonderful Ladies...
in our Home...
Without...a 'Presentation'...
We had Food...and Wine...
and...Lovely...Conversation...
Yes...it was a bit...informal....
{on my part...I was barefooted...and Gnarly Headed...
but...I told them...the Theme...of The Evening...was...
"It Is...What It Is"...}
It Was...Good....
and..it was...just that...
An Honest...Straight...from the Heart...
Presentation...
Truthfully...
That's All..I Have Left....
and...It Is...What It Is...
The Ladies...were... Wonderful...: )
When Donna called this Eve....she was on her way..and had a 'Gift'...for me...
{she is...so...Amazing....
guess...she doesn't understand... how Many 'Gifts'...she...and Don...have Blessed me with...already...oh my...}
When I walked to their car...she was 'Jingling'...
 ahhhh yes...
Wine Bottles!
Several!!!
Lovely...Locally Made...Wine..
she had in that bag!!!!
{oh my...: ) }
A Beautiful...Christmas Cactus...
and...Thee... Most...Amazing Card...
{above}
with...a Lovely...
Lovely.... Sentiment...
Straight...
from her Heart...
written...within...
You see...
These...are
 The Gifts...
The Real...
'Presents'...
in Life...
oh my...
The Gifts....I will...
Always...
always...
Treasure...
What...an Amazing...
Journey...
Love...to ya...
Barb C.