Believe it or not, this is the first Christmas LHT and I have spent alone since we were married. It was fine. We opened presents, had a nice visit by the tree, ate a great breakfast, had a left-over Christmas Eve dinner and watched "Emma" on DVD. Dad built a roaring fire so we were nice and toasty while we watched the show. Dad spent a couple of hours during the day moving snow for everyone in the neighborhood and a few more in other neighborhoods. He wore his new Santa hat for the occasion. (I had a nice puttery day and got to visit with those who called.) We gave Koda his Christmas presents and his Christmas dinner prior to settling down to watch the television.
Earlier in the day we called Shawn and family and told them to cancel their plans, not come to Nephi and stay home. We also told Jim and Julie to stay home. When we watched the news we were glad that we had. It is better to be apart and be alive than to be together attending a funeral. Yes, all of the roads were terrible. It snowed and snowed in Nephi. I am not certain it ever stopped. Maybe for a brief moment here and there.
