Unintended

I apparently decided to take a blogging break and forgot to inform myself. We're in the midst of holiday franticness, as I'm sure are you. We're wrapping up our last week of school. We get out on Friday, and we're leaving Friday evening to go here.

I am so excited about going there. We moved there when I was in the 3rd grade and left when I was in the 8th grade. It's the home of my childhood, and I loved living there. We went for a visit when I was 16. I went on a camping trip there in college. I've also driven through the town numerous times and stopped at the Country Store for a visit or a meal. I've not been back like this before though. We'll be there for several days. I'll get to visit all of my old haunts, if they still exist. And I'll travel down memory lane a bit. Christmas was always so beautiful there, even without any snow. I can't wait.

We're having a huge family Christmas with my dad and step-mother, my three sisters, their husbands, and all eight grandchildren. We do this every other year. We have three new family members this year: Josie, Ava, and, of course, Sera.

We have a good friend who is moving in to our house for the week to take care of Shadow. We'll have the laptop with us, but I don't expect to have time to blog.

I promise lots of pictures when we return.

In the meantime, we wish all of you and yours the happiest of holiday seasons.