My great, great aunt is visiting us from SC this week. She's 80 something years old and she's not on any medication, she only wears reading glasses, and she doesn't need a cain to get around. Guess what her secret is? Eating garlic for pratically every meal.
Christmas is around the corner and I don't have a clue as to what to get everyone. Buying presents for my brothers and dad is really hard for me. There's only so many dress socks, ties, cologne, and chocolate you can give them. Last year I gave dad a coffe cup plate warmer for his desk at work. It's this little round dish that you can keep your coffe warm without heating it up in the microwave. And I gave Shamar some flannel sheets since he lives in a really cold state; but I have no clue what to get them this year.
You know what bothers me some? Today when people think of Christmas, they think of food, presents, santa clause, raindeer, frosty the snow man, angels, and the north star. All that may be fine and dandy, but we're loosing the focus of the true meaning of Christmas. When someone thinks of Christmas, they automatically think of santa and not the birth of Jesus.
So you all wanted an update of that guy that I was supossed to be giving a piano lesson to. There's not much to say, accept that I'm keeping my eyes wide open and praying that he doesn't notice me too much.
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I'm a guy, so I'll help you out with your present-shopping-for-me. Things your brothers don't want for Christmas: dress socks, ties, and box chocolate. Things your brothers may want: Clothes (think of their favorite outfit, and buy something similar), CD, DVDs, (I don't think your brothers play videos games) and things like that. There you go! I have never shopped for a dad, so you're on your own there. Can you help me out me out with my sister/mom?
And I totally agree about what you said about Christmas! I can barely stand it when Christians called Christmas "Xmas" (or thanksgiving "turkey day") How can I expect somebody to stand for God if they too ashamed to say Christ in Christmas? But that's whole different story. Santa, Turkey, Bunny, Cupid and hearts – all secondary stuff used to erased the real significance of all those holidays. (Did you even know the Christian origins around Valentines Day?) May we always remember on the reasons for these seasons! PS: I hope that guy doesn't "notice you too much" and how old is he?
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