Time Marches On

We have had our moments of sadness and remembrance, but time marches on, and Christmas is almost upon us.

We hosted an engagement party for Jim and Colleen last Saturday night, so those preparations spurred me to get on with some decorating and baking. There were about 25 of us, and judging by the non-stop chatter and the quantity of food that disappeared, it must have been a good party. We had a great time. Jeff and Bev even came from San Jose. Bev and my friend, Elisabeth, were responsible for a goodly portion of the foods that were served.

This Friday night we are having Jim and Colleen and the girls and Jim's dad and his new wife here for dinner. Then I am finished in the kitchen because Jim and Colleen are hosting all of us for Christmas day dinner.

If we can keep our act together, we plan to have the motor home packed and ready to go by Christmas day so when we return from dinner in Seattle, we can just hop in and take off. We will go as far as our favorite rest stop south of Portland and then assess the roads and weather for the next couple of days of travel. The goal is to get to Travis AFB by New Year's Eve where we will stay for a few days to regroup and restock before moving on toward Arizona.

I still have some shopping to do and gifts to wrap, but hey, we still have three days, right?

I wish for all of you a very happy and blessed Christmas. Ciao