It's one of those services the response agents provide. Since this is my first Christmas spent with BMW Assist, I was HOPING I'd get to tell one of the clients where the Jolly Elf is is.
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| My Christmas surprise! |
Not only did I have a bag, S.Elf has been cooking. By 0200, I was wondering if I would need to be on insulin by 0300. S.Elf is an exceptional baker and candy-maker, and I told her I miss Lady Sizemore's Buck Eyes at Christmas. I have the recipe for these but, since I rarely cook when it involves more than punching buttons on the microwave, I don't make them.
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| Dr. Darla, S.Elf and Kimy-Jo Santa's helpers for Christmas 2011 |
Dr. Darla's out tonight, spending the holiday with her family, but before I left town last week, I was able to get a photo of S.Elf, Dr. Darla and Kimy-Jo. Remember, we have to keep S.Elf incognito due to the stalker, but so far, I think I'm maintaining her anonymity very well! And so, though we're missing our Aussie compadra, I'm in hopes she's spending time with her kiddos tonight (which are both in the military, by the way), and having some quality time with her family.
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| Dr. Darla and S.Elf Christmas 2011 |
S.Elf is the resident teacher of all things crafty. Just in case you're wondering, I'm not one of her students. I don't do "crafty", I just watch and say if I think their latest ventures look impressive or not. I also step to their desks and feel things. I can't help it. They always have this neat textured stuff that I can't resist touching.
So far, none of the craft-class has made anything that didn't impress me.
Kimy-Jo and I pressed S.Elf this evening in regards to starting her own business. In that, we were meaning a business aside from the one she's already working at with Kimy-Jo.
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| S.Elf's Christmas Goodies prepared by S.Elf herself (I STILL love typing that, lol) and Junior-Elves-in-Training: Charles and Savannah. |
I use a backpack because I always carry a camera, a notebook (never know who I might run into that has a story, yes?) an electronics cord pouch, my mobile, a put-on-a-face bag, a medicine bag (headaches, muscle sprains and strains, inhaler, etc.), a manicure pouch (yes, it's a necessary pouch packed with various and sundry filing instruments), my wallet, a spare bottle of perfume, gum, my silver business card holder and another pouch with refills because I keep giving them away (and no, I'm not complaining about it), and ... I think that mostly covers it. The back pack is easier to carry when I'm also shouldering my laptop case, so ... taaaahhhh-daaaah!!!! I'm all set! Wasn't that just the longest run-on sentence you've ever mucked your way through??? I'm out of breath just writing it!
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| Christmas from Kimy-Jo |
S.Elf loves kids. For that matter, she loves people in general. But, especially kids who've had a hard go of things. If she can find a way to make it happen, she'd like to build a place where troubled kids can live without fear, and be educated in a positive environment.
S.Elf can cook. She can sew. She can draw, paint, weave, as well as all sorts of other things. I was telling her tonight that I've been doing some research on building with cob (which basically translantes to mud-pie in British), and that cob construction is beautiful, eco-friendly, incredibly versatile and durable as well as almost cost-free. Sand, clay and straw are pretty easy to come by. S.Elf has the design for "The Rainbow Ranch" in her head, but hasn't drawn up the plans for it yet. If she does, I'll post them here. If it gets off the planning paper and onto the ground, I'd not mind playing in the mud for a good cause. As long as I don't have to smear it in my hair, I'm game. Therefore, I'm volunteering to help ahead of time.
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| Sunrise in Clute, TX outside our hotel before the trip home earlier this week. |
After all ... it's Christmas. And, on Christmas, miracles are known to happen. We celebrate it in honor of the greatest miracle of all, yes? :)
That's all for now gang! My thanks to you for stopping by and reading. If you'd like to leave a note below, have at it! It's not only me that loves to hear from you, but the regular readers are interested in what you might have to say as well.
Once again, I encourage you to keep our U.S. Veterans and their loved ones in your prayers, as well as a whole lot of other folks. Holidays are especially difficult for people when they're missing someone.
From me to you, I hope you have a very Happy Christmas from femme's desk!
12 comments:
Angelia, You are such a gifted and giving person. I always will cherish the times we spent together years ago in Virginia my friend.One day I hope to catch up with you. That would be a blast! The idea for a children's ranch is a wonderful idea and I hope it comes to be! Children are definately the future! I feel blessed to have two wonderful sons now 25 and 27 and feel blessed now to have two children ages 11 and 14 (my husbands children that he has full custody of)that I hope to mold and encourage them to live life as model citizens and to set examples to their peers. These two children have had a rough life but now they have a two parent house again! Well anyway I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!! Love Laura
LL!!! (OOPS!!! Now it's LD!!!! GRIN!!!)
I'm thrilled that you were the first to leave a comment!!
My goodness girl! We've had some great times together, haven't we? I miss a whole lot of things about Virginia. The best cycling trails on the planet, the beach a little over an hour's drive away, DC with my all time favorite museum, great swimming lakes, and of course, those huge-whopping bonfires we used to build in the glades.
Remember when you were training for the marathon and we were putting in jog-time at the Beaverdam school track? Next thing I know, you show up in a cast with a broken leg and had to scratch the marathon after making soooo much headway! I was disappointed for you but admired your tenacity!!
I remember hummingbirds flipping into my hair on your porch and your oldest son's turtle pen, lol.
I still keep in touch with Chip. Fenton still gives me advice and counsel as a workout couch, and Maris and I have a chat on occasion as well.
I miss you guys soooo much!! But, you never know, even though we're spread out all over the place these days, a get-together could still happen!
I'm happy for you to be with new additions to your family and I've managed to forgive you for moving to Yankee territory. (Wink!) You know I'm teasing. If you're happy, I don't care where you live as long as you're smiling!
Merry Christmas to you, the boys, your hubby and your new little ones as well!!!
Love you much and miss you loads!
Angelia
I would like to touch the goodies and then eat them , love the backpack, they rule! I spent half the night star gazing, I must have blinked when he passed my corner of the sky. Miracles on Christmas are soo cool !
Nee,
Wish I'd been there for some star-gazing with you.
Hope you took pics, and wondering if this year's Christmas Eve photos will turn out as interesting as last years. :)
NORAD's Santa Desk is going tobe unhappy with you if you start cutting into their holiday business you know!
Lethal,
Not to worry. We announce to requestors that the information is coming from NORAD. :)
That's half the fun of it (so I'm told), the kids get all excited about NORAD reports. :)
femme
We had a 'Santa App' on our TV this years which allowed us to follow the NORAD display. Could have used a little Christmas music as a background as the app was dead silent.
Well OK it was either dead silent or Marcel Marceau was preforming Silent Night off screen someplace.
Lethal,
LOL!!!
I haven't heard the name Marcel Marceau in FOREVER!!
I LOVED that guy!!
And, his name is the answer to at least 1/3 of the Trivial Pursuit questions!
femme
He was an unknown and unappreciated musical talent.
Arguably his most famous piece was his cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Sound of Silence"
Lethal,
He had an impressive military background as well.
Which of course, gets him bigger points from me than any of his other stuff. :)
femme
I'm right with you on his career in the military being more impressive than his Mime one.
I've always wondered, if you're going to shoot a Mime and put him out of your misery, do you need a silencer? What about shooting one in a forest...do they make a sound when they fall?
Lethal,
SMH! (shaking my head)
You're either feeling better, or are you just feeling loopy?
By the way, how'd the soup turn out in the famous Leprechaun Kitchen?
femme
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