We are really out of the habit of doing this now. I don’t have a clue where to start so I’m just going to start with Christmas.
It was really a strange year for us since Mindy and Amy both went to their in-laws. If we hadn’t gone to North Carolina in September we would have gone there for Christmas. But we needed to be home for Nanny and Carrie anyway. Carrie had come on Christmas Eve. We had planned on entertaining Carrie’s Venezuelan friends but they cancelled the last minute so we took Carrie and Nanny out to Olive Garden on Christmas Eve. Christmas morning we woke up to a terrible blizzard that didn’t stop until late afternoon. Craig had to dig out the truck in order to pick up Nanny—he didn’t dare try without 4-wheel drive. We didn’t have a big dinner or open presents on Christmas since we were going to do all of that as a family a few days later. We just lounged around and watched movies. I worked on a jigsaw puzzle. After the weather cleared, we all went to see the Marley movie. When we came out the blizzard had returned with a vengeance. Driving home was pretty scary.
The following Monday evening we all gathered for a traditional Christmas dinner and exchanged gifts. I really appreciate the beautiful pictures from all of you. Check out the attached photo of my wall arrangement. Also, Craig has included a picture of our newly decorated kitchen for Jen and Jason’s benefit. One of the highlights of the holidays was hearing from our former exchange students—I hope we never lose touch.
Bill and Joanne invited us to spend a weekend in January with them at their big cabin just outside Zion’s National Park. It is a beautiful place they have built which they rent out as a vacation home. Nanny went with us and we were joined by Deidre and Joanne’s sister, Linda. We enjoyed a relaxing couple of days there. It would be a great place for a family reunion if we ever have that opportunity.
I took a day off work today to take Nanny in for surgery on her legs. She’s had problems with them for a long time so she has decided to have vein surgery done. It’s an out-patient procedure which I hope will go smoothly, but at Nanny’s age I worry. She will be 88 in March and is in amazingly good health both mentally and physically for which we are very grateful.
Other than that, we are just grateful to have our jobs and our health. The two dogs are good company and we look forward to any opportunity to spend time with family. We love you all!
It was really a strange year for us since Mindy and Amy both went to their in-laws. If we hadn’t gone to North Carolina in September we would have gone there for Christmas. But we needed to be home for Nanny and Carrie anyway. Carrie had come on Christmas Eve. We had planned on entertaining Carrie’s Venezuelan friends but they cancelled the last minute so we took Carrie and Nanny out to Olive Garden on Christmas Eve. Christmas morning we woke up to a terrible blizzard that didn’t stop until late afternoon. Craig had to dig out the truck in order to pick up Nanny—he didn’t dare try without 4-wheel drive. We didn’t have a big dinner or open presents on Christmas since we were going to do all of that as a family a few days later. We just lounged around and watched movies. I worked on a jigsaw puzzle. After the weather cleared, we all went to see the Marley movie. When we came out the blizzard had returned with a vengeance. Driving home was pretty scary.
The following Monday evening we all gathered for a traditional Christmas dinner and exchanged gifts. I really appreciate the beautiful pictures from all of you. Check out the attached photo of my wall arrangement. Also, Craig has included a picture of our newly decorated kitchen for Jen and Jason’s benefit. One of the highlights of the holidays was hearing from our former exchange students—I hope we never lose touch.
Bill and Joanne invited us to spend a weekend in January with them at their big cabin just outside Zion’s National Park. It is a beautiful place they have built which they rent out as a vacation home. Nanny went with us and we were joined by Deidre and Joanne’s sister, Linda. We enjoyed a relaxing couple of days there. It would be a great place for a family reunion if we ever have that opportunity.
I took a day off work today to take Nanny in for surgery on her legs. She’s had problems with them for a long time so she has decided to have vein surgery done. It’s an out-patient procedure which I hope will go smoothly, but at Nanny’s age I worry. She will be 88 in March and is in amazingly good health both mentally and physically for which we are very grateful.
Other than that, we are just grateful to have our jobs and our health. The two dogs are good company and we look forward to any opportunity to spend time with family. We love you all!
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The house looks great!
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