It is a sad day when the Christmas Holidays are officially over; yes the 3-Magi have come and gone.
This past Holiday season our neighborhood looked beautiful and festive. Many of our front yards were decorated with bright colorful lights and several had fun inflatables. On a year full of anxiety, stress and a pandemic, seeing the decorations brought so much Joy and Hope to everyone. Thank you!
Here is a small example of other holiday decorations in the neighborhod.
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2020 What a Year
Yes, 2020 has been a hard year and that is putting it mildly. A year full of anxiety, stress and uncertainity. A year full of pain for so many families, a year when so many of our fellow Americans did not have to die because of COVID, but they did. Who would have guessed back in January that we would spend the rest of the year carrying a dark cloud over our heads because that is exactly how it has felt.
2020 has upended life as we knew it, disrupting our schools, our jobs and the way we shop...
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Merry Christmas!
Christmas Lights Car Parade
Our first Christmas Lights Car Parade was wonderful!! We had 17 cars in the parade, all decorated in the Holiday spirit.
We had an angel, snoopy and presents. We had a Santa riding next to a well-lit Christmas tree. We had the 3 Magi singing to Feliz Navidad! We had an adorable polar bear inflatable at the start of the parade.
But the hit of the parade was Santa himself!
I was very pleased, surprised and happy to see so many of our neighbors along the parade! I saw them...
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Our First Snow Storm
Our first snow storm of the not quite winter season (2020-2021) arrived on December 16 and just like that the view of our neighborhood changed. I went out early the next day to enjoy the view and the peacefulness in the air. Have you noticed how blue the sky looks right after a snow storm especially when the sun is shining? It is just glorious.
Here are some of the photos I took. I hope you enjoy them.
How ironic it would be if this is the year we get snow on Christmas day when ou...
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