Christmas Eve Traditions

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.
~Charles Dickens

This Christmas Eve finds Sheila very alert and in great spirits. She has been counting down the days until Christmas.

Right after Thanksgiving we decorated her room with a lighted garland above her window, brought in her Utah Jazz themed Christmas tree and made a wreath for her door. Christmas has always been special for Sheila so we make sure that we continue to make it special for her.

Today, Mom and Dad Sagers came down to bring Sheila her Christmas present. Mom made Sheila a double sided fleece blanket. The top side is a cat print with a solid pink on the reverse. Anyone that knows Sheila knows that she loves anything with cats on it. She loves her new blanket so much that she won’t let us take it off of her to show people what she got.

We resumed our Christmas Eve traditions after the unexpected turn of events of last year. Using the small kitchen and dining room they have at Sheila’s care center, we were able to continue the tradition of eating Maple Garden’s Chinese food by candlelight. (Without the candlelight, of course.) We then went into the Resident’s Lounge and used their large screen T.V. to watch Christmas movies. We watched a few of our favorites, which included: Will Vinton’s A Claymation Christmas, Little Drummer Boy, and The Nativity. Sheila very much enjoys the time we spend with her, even if it is just watching a Christmas movie.

We are very thankful for the ability to keep traditions alive at Christmastime.

Merry Christmas!