Today was the day to bring out the trees at the Inn. We put one in the parlor, one in the dining room, and one in the foyer on the Garden level. Into the basement we went in search of boxed trees, ornaments, and wreaths.  Of course, I couldn’t find the tree stand for the parlor tree.  That means we had to start pulling out boxes in search of lights and the elusive tree stand. We found three stands, all for live trees. So that wouldn’t work. I found the lights – and lots of them. No tree stand. More boxes were opened. Soft ornaments, flowers, garland, tree skirts. No tree stand.  It wasn’t until RJ brought up half the boxes that he managed to find the elusive stand hidden on top of a box stored way in back. Once the stand was located, the trees were up in no time, followed by the lights.

We ran out of time and had to call it day since we had to get ready to go Christmas caroling.

RJ and I went Christmas caroling at the Monroe Community Hospital with the Scottsville Rotary, the Wheatland-Chili high school chorus, and faculty. The hospital is filled with patients that are there for a very long time. Some will never go home again. As we walked through the halls and sang traditional Christmas carols, some of the residents were able to sing along; others just listened. One older woman, while listening to “Silent Night,” began to cry. I was so moved that I got teary-eyed myself. It was heartbreaking to see so many people with so many health issues that confined them to this hospital. I was thankful and grateful for my health and my family.