Good bye

Erik has at least a 9 hour drive ahead of him to Michigan.

Julia and I are going back to PB.

Erik muss jetzt mindestens 9 Std. fahren nach Michigan.

Christmas in PB

Christmas in PB cont.

More Christmas in PB

Merry Christmas !!!

I woke up to a white Christmas this morning, it was snowing a little....but only for an hour.

Heute morgen hat's geschneit, allerdings war der Schnee schon innerhalb einer Stunde wieder verschwunden. Vielleicht gibt' s morgen mehr.

I feel better today and finally have time to update my blog.

Happy Christmas Eve 2009

Christmas lights seen through the rain. We've had constant rain for 2 days now.

I'm home sick, Julia and Erik are on their way to St. Louis.

(Erik is at Richard's already, he arrived around 2 am).

Minnie

was over for our Christmas gift exchange. My gift is still at Minnie's house, she couldn't fit it in her car. It's a book shelf.

Minnie und ich haben heute Geschenke ausgetauscht.

Mocha

just unwrapped her gift from Minnie, a little mouse on wheels. She seems to like it.

Mocha bekam auch ein Geschenk von Minnie, eine kleine Maus mit Raedern. Scheint ihr zu gefallen.

This is how

this water tower is decorated every year. They just leave the decorations

on all year.

Wasserturm.

Christmas Lights

around town.

Christmas Tree

this is my Christmas tree this year....it's getting smaller every year.

Mein Christbaum wird jedes Jahr kleiner.

Wrapping presents

with Mocha's help, so I can take them to the post office. I've been there at least 3 times this week.

Mocha hilft mir beim Geschenke einpacken, damit's schneller geht. Die muessen dann gleich auf die Post. (Da war ich mindestens schon 3mal diese Woche).

Dropped

my winter class today and feel better already. Now I can get ready for Christmas.

Lunch Invitation

Jeanie invited me to lunch at the wine Rack where I delivered her cards.

Einladung zum Lunch.

New batch of cards

including Christmas cards, are ready.

Die neuen Fotokarten sind fertig.

Happy Advent!!!

This is Mocha's Tree

Mocha hat ihren eigenen Weihnachtsbaum.

Thanksgiving at the Graney's

More Thanksgiving Pictures

Grandma's Performance

Group Shots

Getting ready to leave

to eat turkey.