Bubba and I were at home alone on Christmas Day, which was really fine. I had to go to work the next day and we were tired from the past weekend which involved camping in Opp so it was a low key, but enjoyable day.
I totally surprised Bubba with an i-pad. I bought it Thanksgiving in Baton Rouge, had Darryl set it up for him after we went to bed at night, and hid it in a clothing drawer ever since. During the past month, I don't know how many times Bubba said to anyone who would listen, "I don't want anything to do with any computers." To say the least I was a little nervous about the reception this gift would receive. I was the one surprised. He has taken to it like a duck to water. By the end of the day, he was e-mailing back and forth with his brother and sister and Amy. He discovered the world of Netflix and is enjoying the number of documentaries that are available to watch. He uses GoogleEarth and Thursday night enjoyed Facetime with Amelia. He is learning to Google things he is interested in. I want to put a book on it for him, but so far I've not talked him into that. It was a good day and we were looking for Amy, Darryl, and Amelia to come on Thursday.
Bubba smoked a ham (his second) and we enjoyed a Christmas Meal together when they arrived. Amelia was eager to open presents as soon as possible so we obliged her.
Our big present to Amelia was a Camper that is an accessory to her Loving Family Dollhouse. It opens up and has a bathroom, beds, a living area, driver's seats, etc. We included the grandma, grandpa, and little blonde granddaugter with it for playing camping trip. It seemed to be a hit.
She comes with lots of hugs and kisses. They are very addictive.
On Saturday, Amy and I went to see "Le Mis" at Pier Park Movie Theater. We had seen it together on stage many years ago and have been looking forward to the movie. We were not disappointed. If you're not big on musicals, you should try this one. It is amazing how involved you can become in a story told entirely in song. By the time it got to the end, I was almost doing my ugly crying. I was not the only one, you could hear people sniffing all other the theater.
Monday was spent getting ready to go camping. Amelia and Paw-Paw had some quality time together that day. She loves the tire swing that he built her.
Amelia wanted to take Paw-Paw's picture on the swing. She's a pretty good photographer.
She is really contemplating this flower she picked. She explained that it was a special flower with special powers -- it can make it snow. She handled it very carefully as she explained that you have to spin around very fast, make a wish, and then when you throw it on the ground it will start to snow. She never demonstrated how it worked, but she was very sincere about it.
Paw-Paw also introduced Amelia to a new way to enjoy ice cream. They got two spoons and dug into a half gallon of Blue Belle Nutty Chocolate. All Amelia could say was "ummmmmm." They did a lot of damage to that half gallon.
We finished up the day by loading the camper and preparing for an 8:00 getaway to Opp, AL, and our favorite camping spot.
Joe and Judy and grandson John were going to be waiting for us. Judy promised Ham, Black-eyed Peas, Potato Salad, Sweet Potatoes, Turnip Greens and Fried Cornbread. Yum!! Maybe that is why this is our favorite camping spot?
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