Saturday, December 26, 2009

more of Christmas


christmas day - first time eating corn off the cob - it doesn't look like it, but he really enjoyed this. he likes corn.


a rare family pic! thanks grandma cox.


i love this boy to death!



yesterday was also the first time eating fried okra, cinnamon roll, and bacon. real healthy huh? haha. also, i am very happy to announce this "first" - drinking from a straw today at Moe's. i forgot his sippy cup, so i was forced to let him try. and after a few shots, he succeeded! very happy about this milestone.

Friday, December 25, 2009

of the Father's love begotten

this is one of my favorite Christmas carols. if my memory is right, we sang it in SC Baptist All State Chorus when i was a senior in high school - 2000. love the words and the harmonies.


"Of the Father’s love begotten, ere the worlds began to be,
He is Alpha and Omega, He the source, the ending He,
Of the things that are, that have been,
And that future years shall see, evermore and evermore!

At His Word the worlds were framèd; He commanded; it was done:
Heaven and earth and depths of ocean in their threefold order one;
All that grows beneath the shining
Of the moon and burning sun, evermore and evermore!

He is found in human fashion, death and sorrow here to know,
That the race of Adam’s children doomed by law to endless woe,
May not henceforth die and perish
In the dreadful gulf below, evermore and evermore!

O that birth forever blessèd, when the virgin, full of grace,
By the Holy Ghost conceiving, bare the Savior of our race;
And the Babe, the world’s Redeemer,
First revealed His sacred face, evermore and evermore!

This is He Whom seers in old time chanted of with one accord;
Whom the voices of the prophets promised in their faithful word;
Now He shines, the long expected,
Let creation praise its Lord, evermore and evermore!

O ye heights of heaven adore Him; angel hosts, His praises sing;
Powers, dominions, bow before Him, and extol our God and King!
Let no tongue on earth be silent,
Every voice in concert sing, evermore and evermore!..."


Words by Aurelius Prudentius - 5th Century Roman poet

listen here to and 80s choir rendition on youtube


Christmas at the Cox's


lunch with santa - hehe. just kidding, papa jerry.


reading a new book.


in his pjs after opening gifts.


something santa brought.


christmas breakfast. this was the first time we used our fine china. it's so shiny, i loved it. lee cooked breakfast for me. pillsbury cinnamon rolls and bacon (thick slices from the meat market!). will had his oatmeal and a cinnamon roll and a bite of bacon.

very excited about a steak and twiced baked potato dinner with spinach salad tonight! definitely a treat.

a wonderful Christmas day. it's cold and slightly overcast here in georgia with moments of bright sunlight that pour in the windows. chocolate is abundant. tummy is full. house is warm. family is well. a wonderful day to remember and celebrate that Jesus, the Saviour is born.

Monday, December 21, 2009

North Dakota - Trip 1


my husband has to travel occasionally with his work. last week he had to go to north dakota. he left very early monday morning and was supposed to get back late tuesday night - for 3 hours of work to do up there.
the high was 1 degree i think on monday or tuesday. i think the low was -20. exposed skin would freeze in 10-30 minutes, maybe less.
something was wrong with the plane he was supposed to leave on to come back to atlanta on tuesday. so the airport says they won't have a flight going out until the next morning. they give everyone a very modest voucher for dinner and a hotel. this is fine except when lee discovered all hotels within 60 miles are booked because of a big oil boom or something. and they close the airport at 10:30 and kick everyone out into the -20 degree weather. lee asked one of the airport employees what he should do and the guy said - walmart is open 24 hours.

hmmm.

luckily, i guess, a guy had found the last hotel room available apparently and offered to share it with lee. please note this is a stranger. please note - the room they had to stay in was the honeymoon suite. i know this was not funny at the time, but that part cracked me up. they brought a rollaway bed for lee to sleep on.

lee finally got home at 7:30 wednesday night. his flight from north dakota was delayed a second time that morning and caused him to miss his flight in denver. i'm glad he's home. i think he is happiest of all.

here are some pics from his trip.




Friday, December 18, 2009

it's a rainy christmasy day


licking the spatula - now, who could have taught him that?


it was raining really bad today - cold, icy, blowing in your face rain. but, we had to go to joanns for some more meringue powder. had to take advantage of coupon commotion week! he was a trooper.


he really is sweet most of the time. however, terrible two tantrums have begun.


lee's gingerbread creation. he is very creative.


my gingerbread house. this was a lot of fun and i realized how much i love strawberry wafer cookies.

Sunday, December 06, 2009

trees



our tree still has no ornaments - i would like to keep it that way this year. even though i love my ornament collection, it's still pretty without them, right? hahaha




peek a boo!

Saturday, December 05, 2009

emmanuel

all the angels exalt you on high
what a kingdom to depart
but you left your throne in the sky
just to live inside my heart

all the heavens cannot hold you, Lord
how much less to dwell in me
i can only make my one desire
holding onto thee

i will always make my one desire
holding onto thee

all the heavens
third day