White Christmas 2017
I have problem with my new laptop, was not able to do anything with my blog for days. I feel like I’m cripled. The battery stopping charging right after Christmas. I had to wait until coming back to California to take it back to the store. The laptop is only two months old, so it is under full warrenty. I’m using my hugsband’s desktop computer.
I have some backtracking to do.
We had a white Christmas. When we were still in the air on Christmas Eve, looking down to Portland area, we saw a blanket of snow. I was so excited, because I haven’t had a white Christmas for 30 years. The snow only last for one day.
We open the gifts on Christmas day. Mercy and Will got many new board games from Autumn. She knows mommy and daddy love to play games. My husband and I learned one new game each day while we were in Portland for the whole week. My daughter went back to work after maternity leave. I had a chance to watch Autumn all days on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Tuesday was Mercy’s birthday, so we went out in the evening for dinner and had cakes and pie for dessert. Then went home to play a game.
Mercy had Thursday and Friday off becuase she only went back to work part-time. During her days off, she went to the gym and started working out and getting back in shape. Friday evening, Lynton and I watched Autumn so that Mercy and Will could go on a movie and dinner date. They had such a good time.
We left on Saturday, but in the future years, we’ll go back to see the baby every four to six weeks. It’s such a joy watching her growing up, learning to grab things with both hands, looking at herself in the mirror and smiles, and started cooing and laughing. We don’t want to miss any of these precious moments.
The Showers of Blessings 
Such lovely pictures, Miriam!
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Thank you so much. My first white Christmas after many, many years!
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Its lovely 🙂
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Thank you, Pranitha!
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Such an adorable post Miriam. I can feel the warmth and happiness while reading it. 😗
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Yes, thank you, Meenakshi! Now that with the new baby in the family, we really want to be closer family regardless of the distance. 🙂
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Yea and you should. Life is to live for love and family
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Thank you for your support of my idea!
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We had a White CHRISTmas in the Columbia River Gorge in Troutdale Oregon 2017!! On CHRISTmas day we had to drive to my Cousins house in Oregon City, we barely made it there!!
God Bless all my Sisters and Brothers in Christ Jesus-Yeshua and Your Families and Friends!!
Love 💕 Always and Shalom ( Peace ) Everyone, YSIC \o/
Kristi Ann
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Thank Kristi Ann! Yes, I was in Portland. I used to go to school close to Oregon City. We had a wonderful white Christmas! God’s blessings on you in 2018!
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Amen Sister Miriam!! ❤
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Thank you, Kristi!
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I hope that your computer gets fixed soon!
Aaahhh, a white Christmas! ⛄ Love the photos! Autumn is so cute! ❤
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Yes, I was so excited fro the white Christmas! I’m trying my best with computer!!
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😀
I’m glad to hear that!
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Now back to California sunshine!🌞
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😀 It must be nice to go back to the California sunshine! So warm!
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Yes, the temperature is comfortable, but it’s dry!
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That sounds nice, even if it’s dry! 🙂
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I guess so. I think I need to use humidifier at night. 🙂
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Ooohhh, yes, that sounds like a good idea. 🙂
We used to use a wood stove every winter and the dry air made my nose crazy! (I finally set a pot of water on the wood stove to put some steam in the air. That helped, haha. I put a few orange peels in there and it smelled so good!)
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The orange peels idea is very good. I put essential oil in the spout of the humidifier. 🙂
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Oh, that sounds nice! 🙂 What kind of oil did you put in there?
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I like eucalyptus oil the best. I also have lavender. 🙂
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Those sound lovely! ❤
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They help with my allergy also!
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Oh! That’s great! I may look into getting some. 🙂 I just bought a new steam inhaler (for allergies and colds) that has an aromatherapy tray for essential oils… I’ve been putting only water in there for the steam, but I love the idea of adding eucalyptus and lavender.
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My daughter gave me a steamer and a set of about 1 doz different essential oil that I could try. I’ll use them also since I have them! 🙂
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Oh, that is a thoughtful gift! 🙂 How many different kinds of oil did you get in it?
My parents weren’t sure what to get me for Christmas, so they let me pick out a few things. I picked out a Mabis Steam Inhaler. I’m looking at essential oils for it. I see several sets online that might be fun to experiment with. 🙂
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I don’t know if there are any stores in the mall carry essential oil. You kind of rub some on your skin and smell it to see if you like it. I don’t like smell or strong smell. So it’s quite personal. 🙂
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Oooh, I see. Haha, I’m so far away from a mall, I don’t know when I could get to one, sadly. I was thinking about seeing if a health food store might have it, or just taking a chance and ordering a sample pack online to see what I like. I have always liked lavender scents, so lavender is a must! And you said that eucalyptus helps with allergies so I would like to have that too in preparation for spring allergies. 🙂
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Yes, ordering a sample pack is an excellent idea. I hope you find the one you like! 🙂
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Thanks! Me too. 🙂 I think I’ve found a sample pack that I might order. It has chamomile, sandalwood, lavender, tea tree, peppermint, eucalyptus, lemongrass, vetiver, jasmine, and orange. Have you tried any of these besides eucalyptus and lavender?
I really like your mall idea; I wish I could go sample them there. The nearest mall is about 45 minutes away and with my dad is still ill, and we can’t leave him that long.
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I like peppermint, jasmine. I may have sampled lemongrass and tea tree. I think this sample pack you ordered is very good.
Sorry that your dad is still so ill that you cannot be away for too long. It’s good that you’re there taking care of him!
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That’s great and encouraging. 😀 I love peppermint and jasmine in tea, so I’m sure I’ll enjoy them in essential oil form too.
❤ Yeah, he's really bad. My mom has been taking care of him mostly but I try to help when possible. 🙂
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I’m sure your mom feels good to have you around to help. Is he going to get better?
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😊 ❤
I hope so. He hasn't been diagnosed with anything, so we don't know what is wrong. We have a guess form Internet research, but it's just a guess.
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How long has it been? I heard you mentioned about it before! 🙂
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It has been six years. (Though two weeks as bad as it is now.)
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Is he under medical care?
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No. (Though he probably should be.)
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I’m sure you and your mom make right decisions.
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We try to! 🙂 Haha, we want him to get checked out but he doesn’t want to go so… we’re doing the best that we can.
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Yes, men usually don’t want to make a big deal out of the physical discomfort. Situations like this, I usually say, “It’s for me to have a peace of mind. Would you do it for me?”
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Yeah.
🙂 That’s a good solution. I may have to try that. He seemed to be better yesterday, so maybe I won’t have to. We’ll see.
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I hope he feels better all the time!
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Thank you! ❤ He is feeling much better; he felt like talking yesterday and we visited for over two hours. I've missed that so much. 🙂
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I’m glad to hear that. I pray that he continues to feel better and better. 🙂
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Thank you! ❤
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You’re welcome!! 🙂
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Oh such a lovely christmas day!
We’ll still say Merry Christmas, given there are 12 days and the last day is on 5-Jan!
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Oh, good! Let every day to be Merry Christmas!
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What a lovely Christmas, Miriam. That last picture is so nice – Autumn looks like a snow angel.
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We were so please to see snow (as Californian). Some people living in areas below freezing may not care too much about snow and freezing rain. Autumn is growing and having more interaction. It’s so much fun to be with her. Thank you for your comment!
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What lovely family time and photos!
I always find computer problems frustrating! I hope yours don’t last long:)
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Thank you for your comforting words and thank you for your comment. We had a great family holiday. It has to be sent to the manufactor-2 to 3 weeks turn around time. Won’t be able to do as much as I want at the meantime, but it will pass!
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Yup you’ll be back before you know it:)
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Yes, my new laptop is with the manufacturer. Tried to get the old one fixed, but would cost $600. Just bought an older version with less than that amount, use it as backup anyway. Thanks again!
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I loved your post, the pics, and the name! What lovely names!
Praying your laptop is well soon. So glad you had a blessed time… and your white Christmas 🙂
God loves you!
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Thank you so much for your comment. It’s a long story behind the name of my blog. I love the name of your blog also. What a witness to name your blog. Thank you for your kind word about my laptop. New things may not be a better thing though. My older laptops, computers last longer than that before any problems. Blessings to you.
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Do you have your long story posted on your page somewhere? Surely it is a blessed story. With lovely names like that, there must be a lovely story.
PTL and thank you for your kind words. The most important thing I want anyone to know about me, it is that I love God. If there is one thing they will let me tell them, it is that God loves them! ❤
Praying God works things out for you!
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I’m writing my memroir. So that particular story has not been posted yet. When I first took voice lesson, “Make Me a Blessing” was the first sone I learn to sing along with the Italian and French songs. My teacher wanted my singing to be a ministry!
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wow.. that is awesome! Makes eager to hear more ❤
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Thank you, Gail! I would like to work harder this year to put more time in writing!!
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I will be praying for you.
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Thank you, Gail!!
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🙂
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🌞💖☺
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I had no idea that Portland got snow. I didn’t get any down here in Canby, but then we are warmer than they are even though we aren’t that far away. Sorry about your computer.
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The snow was not heavy, just enough to cover the surface. We had some freezing rain also.
I don’t know about all the new computers. They are ultra thin, only has 2 USB ports. My previous laptop uses external DVD drive already. Maybe I should get a heavy and solid one…
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A belated Happy Birthday to Mercy. I glad that little Autumn is keeping nice and warm in the freezing weather you are having!
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Thank you so much, Kim. She used to have a joint birthday party with a friend that has the same birthday. This year, Autumn is the priority. Yes, we keep her warm!!
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Miriam, thanks to the malfunctioning laptop you got even more time with your precious family.
Your photos are beautiful and people full of smiles.
The laptop will fix. Don’t we all get very dependent on these machines.
What would a desert island be like now……..writing in the sand.
Bless you and a happy new year
miriam
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You’re perfectly right, Miriam! My husband wanted to live in an island when retired. That’s not my idea of retirement, growing up as a city girl. Now we’re retired, we try not to hurry, so yes, family time is more precious.
By the way, I love dolphins. My daughter and I took a ceramic class together when she was small. My first project was painting a double dolphins piece.
Have a happy and blessed new year!
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You look great Miriam,
Enjoy your family time.
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Thank you so much. Wishing you a great holiday with your family!
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Happy New year , hope 2018 is a fab year and all technical objects behave. Wish you and your family health and happiness.bella
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Bella, thank you very much. I do wish no more computer problem!
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Sucks about your laptop, great photos!
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Thank you so much, somehow the newer may not be the better!!
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