Merry Christmas!

What a wonderful day we have had. It started out early, as Dennis and I both woke up at 5:30 (go figure, we had a day to sleep in and out of habit we just woke up - I guess 5:30 is sleeping in 45 minutes longer that usual). We decided to clean the 4" of snow we received overnight off of the walks. We just kept going and going (kind of like the Energizer Bunny) and did most of the block. It was so quiet and peaceful. We had so much fun doing it and it was great exercise. After showering and getting ready for the day, we had an unexpected phone call from some good friends we have known since we were first married. We used to call each other every Christmas. It was a tradition to see who could wake the other up at an ungodly hour. A few years ago, they moved and changed their phone numbers and we lost touch with them. So it was a wonderful surprise when they called this morning. After breakfast (thanks to Dennis who is our wonderful resident chef), we Skyped with Malinda and Brian and watched baby K open her Christmas presents. That was a neat treat to get to watch her, and to visit with them. Then we got to talk to Mark and Elain and hear they were having a good Christmas in CoLd North Dakota. At about 10:00 we were on our way to visit Alisha and her family and deliver presents to them, then on to see our good friends the Dunns, the Grandma C., then onto Amanda's family. We finally made it back home around 2:00 and finally had the chance to open our gifts from each other. We truly have been blessed! Merry Christmas and Love to All.

Alisha & Randy's house

Amanda & Steve's house