Well, I truly hope you all enjoyed a wonderful Christmas! We surely did. One of my/our favorite things was our time spent with family, including our three adorable grandsons.
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And we drove over the river and through the woods to the home of my nephew and his lovely girlfriend for our Christmas day dinner:
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Stephen, our host, who was also the birthday boy on the 25th, received "The Beatles: Rock Band" from his mom Lori - and oh, we had a blast with that!
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I haven't ever done anything like that before, and I never wanted to stop singing! But I did give somebody else a turn occasionally - like when I took these pictures! It was the most fun EVER. And we also played a game called Catch Phrase, which was a real kick, as well.
Take a look at their backyard lemon tree! We ARE in California, after all! I sense a lemon meringue pie in my future:
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Favorite things in the gift category? My calendars:
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Wonderful books and a gorgeous floral magazine holder:
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Oh, yeah, and some fuel for my chocolate addiction. What's that you say? Diet? What diet? I am sure I have no idea what you're talking about....
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I'll take my cue from Scarlett and think about that tomorrow. After all, tomorrow is another day!
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Right now I am just going to enjoy the glow of the tree, and curl up with a blanket and a good book.
And maybe some hot chocolate.