Christmas Morning 2006

Clouds drift across the mountain and slide down our driveway to the hard road a hundred feet below our house. Rain is falling and a soft breeze flows up from the south. Temperature outside at nine o'clock is 48° and the day is dark.

Inside, all three fireplaces are temporarily running to warm the house up from its long night cool down. Both trees are lighted as are the lights on the deck and the angels above the living room fireplace and the little village above our bookcase. "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" booms out in joy from all four speakers and brightly wrapped Christmas presents still lie underneath the Christmas tree in the living room. Down in the basement the doggies are now being fed breakfast.

It's Christmas morning in the Beautiful Mountains.

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