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I get the feeling when people ask me if our kids will be home for Christmas and I say, "No, we had Christmas at Thanksgiving," that they immediatly feel sorry for us...As if you can't possibly have Christmas without family!..I have to repeat that we "Celebrate" every time we get together, no matter what time of the year that happens to be or, where we meet...Some of our "Celebrations" have been in Joseph, the old home place on Barton Heights, any season...In Portland at Embassy Suites (when Ci was a wee girl) she called this Oma/Papa's big house and loved that we had a swimming pool...Another year we were in Bend at Rusty's house, where Ci slept in her own private bedroom, commonly called a closet...Before Cienna was born we spent a week at the coast, renting an ocean front house in Coos Bay...Other Celebrations have been in Hawaii and Cancun, Utah with the Ashton relatives, at Gramma Greats little house in Elgin, in the Columbia Gorge at the "burger place," or at a cafe or rest stop, any place that we can get together for a few hours, share a meal, play some cards and open a bottle of wine...Life is all about family but I refuse to stress out about having our "Kids" home for Christmas, I find nothing wrong about picking a day, any day and let the Celebration begin...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Our beautiful Wallowa Mountains