Posting from Paradise

HAPPIEST OF HOLIDAYS TO YOU ALL! Both of our celebrations were wonderful. The food last night was just enough, the company wonderous and the smiles from our little Kaela set all our hearts ablaze with the spirit of the holiday. Last night, Dennis, my sister's beau, helped us maintain one of our quirky family traditions: the reading in dialect of the Cajun Night Before Christmas. This rendering is always done by the newest person to attend our Christmas Eve revelry and Dennis did himself proud. The gifts were all chosen with care and were joyfully received. Kristen surprised me with matching jammies for the two of us...what fun.

This morning, Kristen surprised Chris with a new bike so now they can go cruising together. She borrowed my bike and they took Chris' new one out for a spin around the neighborhood. E got lots of Pampered Chef goodies and I got some new earrings and more cards for my new camera. Rob and Chris worked very hard during this weekend to try and fix Harry, who is aging and not so gracefully and Minnie, who seems to have developed internal problems. While both computers are running a tad better, there is still much that has to be done...and, of course, Minnie's warrenty is up!

The boys left for Clearwater and Palm Harbor as they both have to work tomorrow but Kristen is staying down for a bit and she loves to be the "only child". We are all invited to a dinner party at a neighbors around 3ish. K. is napping, I am getting ready for a bit of a power rest myself and E is working last Sat.'s crossword.

E and I feel so blessed by our family, our wonderful friends and neighbors, and our health. Hope your holidays are the best....love, from Paradise!