College Friend...Yesterday, one of my old college roommates came for lunch and a visit. Michelle and I even road tripped one spring break to Corpus Christi where my uncle had an apartment at the time. We had a lot of fun but the weather was horrible so we really didn't get to take advantage of the beaches. Michelle and I had lost touch after college but found each other again on Facebook. What fun! And it turns out she and her family live in South Ft. Worth so it will be very easy for us to stay in touch now. What a blessing to have such a good friend back in my life.

The Bass Family...On Saturday, my sister, Rebecca came by our house with her kids to visit for a few hours before going on to my mom and dad's house for a couple of days. She and mom were taking the boys to see the Nutcracker on Sunday. The cousins all had a great time hanging out and getting to know each other better. Jacob and Christopher even helped John fix a panel of our fence that was blowing down from all of the high winds. Good job, boys!

Christmas Day...Here are a few pictures my mom took on Christmas Day. We had a really wonderful Christmas.

Wild Life...Who says there is no wild life in the city? John was able to capture with his phone pic last night the possum who has been visiting our yard at night lately. Jacob loves to monitor his actions. John says it is the hugest possum he as ever seen. I'm sure it is a virtual smorgasboard going up and down everyone's yards looking for cat/dog food. Wow!

A Girl and Her Pretty Dress...Who says a beautiful dress can't make a girl happy? This was the Christmas dress John bought her for her Christmas program at school and Christmas Eve. Can you tell she LOVES it?!?!

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!...It has been a wonderful Christmas complete with Christmas eve service last night at church, Christmas surprises, a wonderful dinner with Ma Mere and Pa Pere, and a nice walk with John and the kids. Couldn't ask for more. Have a healthy, happy New Year with God as your guiding light.

Time with Friends...For the past couple of days, our friends, The Littlefields, have been here visiting. Jacob, Barrett, Patrick, and Julia have pretty much grown up together so it is always a rip-roaring time. The kids had a great time catching up and playing together while the grown ups had some down time to visit. Kristin and I met each other while we lived in Marietta. I had a nurse come to our house to draw blood for an insurance policy. We got to chatting and she thought Kristin and I would get along. We met and here we are 7 years later the closest of friends. What a blessing!