THE MCDONALD SISTERS 2008 CHRISTMAS GATHERING

CHRISTMAS EVE, 2008
FIRST STOP
Joe and I traveled from Millbrook to Deatsville. We arrived at the home of Danita and Chuck. We were the last ones there. I can't understand that, usually I am the first one to arrive at places. After a lot of chit chat and watching Danita prepare her goodies to take to Dale and Kenny's, we got down to the real business of the evening. Opening the presents. We started with the oldest---Grandpa Joe, nice under shirts (much needed), nice dress shirt, and mercy me a get in shape exercise thing. Some kind of gadget to hang on the door and he is suppose to pull himself up. Then it is my turn---some good smelling stuff (I guess it was good, I can't smell) and alright a radio that I can hear police calls and ambulance. What was that---one of my granddaughters said something that I can be nosey with. Now they can hear when the ambulance comes to our house to get Grandpa when he falls with that pull-up thing.
SECOND STOP
After we had finished taking pictures at our first stop, we decided we better hit the muddy road to Dale and Kenny's. When all the hugs and Merry Christmas were said, we ate and ate and ate. Then the Dirty Santa Gifts were separated from the children's gifts. The children opened their gifts and went in another room to play. All the Dirty Santa Gifts were placed in the middle of the room. Numbers were made on slips of paper (1-17) and we drew our slip of paper from a bowl. I drew number 2 and Joe drew number 1. Number 1 went up and chose a gift, unwrapped it and then I followed, since I had number 2. Joe's gift was a heater. I chose a gift and opened it, would you believe it was a heater, also. Joe (because he had #1) could have taken my gift from me, if he had wanted to, A gift can move from one person to another only three times and then it is frozen. You are stuck with what you get, like it or not. It is loads of fun and we really enjoy it. That's why it is called Dirty Santa.
After all the good food, the opening of gifts, the talking about Christmases gone by, Joe and I left our wonderful gathering of The McDonald Sisters,Barbara, Juanita, and Linda's Family Christmas.