holiday greetings, day 22...

On the first day of Christmas, Mr. Snowman brought to me…
One bluejay - taking time to pose so nicely.
On the second day of Christmas, Mr. Snowman brought to me…
Two bluejays - gathering peanuts as fast as can be.
On the third day of Christmas, Mr. Snowman brought to me…
Three bluejays - but two are waiting in the tree
On the fourth day of Christmas, Mr. Snowman brought to me…
Four bluejays - one is all puffed up sitting so patiently.
On the fifth day of Christmas, Mr. Snowman brought to me…
Five blue jays - making me as happy as can be!
Can you believe it - I actually couldn't find a holiday for December 22nd! But that doesn't mean today isn't special because you see it is our niece, Brenda's birthday!
She is a beautiful young mother of two who celebrated overcoming a serious health problem in 2009 by running a half marathon in 2010! Way to go Brenda - we hope your birthday is a special as you are.

Holiday greetings to all! I wish for you today the courage to overcome the adversities we face in life and the strength and perservance to take on new challenges in 2011. I know I won't be running any half marathons as Brenda did but I hope to challenge myself to take on several things that had been out of my comfort zone.