Christmas Day 2009

Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas to everyone!! Santa visited Lakeland Village for a Christmas party........I waited until all the kids were done and then took my turn!! As you can tell by my outfit I am having a hard time leaving the South Pacific behind and moving into reality!!

Home from Down Under

I am just home from my wonderful 67 day cruise to the South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand. It was truly a magical trip and it was hard to have it end and come home.....EXCEPT look what I had waiting for me! A new baby......Simon.....and me sweet older grandchildren...Norah and Elliott! They made my transition to real life much easier!

Happy 2nd Birthday NORAH!

Norah is 2 years old today......which seems totally amazing. She is sweet, fiesty, loving, talkative, playful, determined..........and 2!!!!

Bon Voyage

I play BUNCO once a month with a group of very nice ladies. Yesterday the hostess (Helen) had a little surprise Bon Voyage celebration for Diane and me. Diane is going to Hawaii soon for her first time. I am leaving in 8 days for my Dream Cruise. The party was fun even though I didn't win any BUNCO money!!

Grandchild Visit before I leave!!

I spent a couple of days in Puyallup this weekend. Afterall.....I just HAD to see everyone before I am away for 10 weeks. I was scheduled to clog at the fair anyway.....so what's a couple extra days when the kids are involved!

Friends

I had lunch yesterday at a friend's home. She has a lovely home and prepared a very nice lunch. It was a chance for some "old work friends" to get together. We only see each other a couple of times a year so there was lots of GABBING going on. I am thankful for lasting friendships....especially when these friends are willing to listen to me gab on and on about my excitement for my 'soon to be' dream trip!!!