A Happy Reunion

Before we had the old house torn down, we had to pack up all the contents.
I have been frustrated because I could not find the electric tea kettle which I had given to my mom and which came back to me when we broke up housekeeping for her.
When an old kettle gave up, it became vital that I find this one...
and I did! Sure was happy!

Here's another view of the living room.

The side door...

and the cute little snow shoe hanging on it.
I love the ribbon,
which is wired flannel ribbon.

Short rest, company coming

Sure is quiet around here after the kids left!
It didn't last long tho. We had time to straighten, clean, do laundry and then...

More company! Our good friends
Mary,

Howard,

and Cecilia on Friday
Don't tell Celia you saw her photo.
#1 She wouldn't know what you are talking about when you mention the blog.
#2 She would never speak to me again!

We had invited our church family to come on Saturday.
However there was a glare of ice and the city was paralyzed.
We imported some locals. It was dry in the country
and just mild and wet when we went home.

Dave & the piano

We didn't get a photo of Dave playing the piano at the church.
That is okay, because he liked playing our piano at the farm better.
And play he did!

We enjoyed every mini concert.
Here he is playing one more time right before leaving for home.

More about Dave

Here's Dave with his passport.
He found out you have to sign it before using it.
(We aren't telling the whole story, Dave!)
I found that out too, but it was a little more serious when flying.
"Please step over here, Mam.
Step on this scale while we also check you blood type, etc., etc."
While not quite, but they did separate me from the other passengers.

The Solution

Our dear and only son-in-law has a great affection for Diet Coke...
not just any Diet Coke, but fountain Diet Coke.
While he was in New Brunswick, he could not find fountain Diet Coke.
So he took some of the beautiful, clean, white New Brunswick snow and made his own.
Soon the kids were doing the same thing -
one more 2011 Christmas memory!

The recipe:
fill glass with snow
pour Diet Coke on top

Grandkids Pics

To see pics of the grandkids, go to Gail's Grandkids.

WINTER WONDERLAND

We had a wonderful Christmas with Sara, Dave and the kids visiting from the south!
God gave us more than we prayed for with dry roads and good travel both ways,
AND beautiful snow,
beautiful days while they were here.
We all enjoyed our time at the farm in the winter wonderland.
The kids especially enjoyed sledding.

Even Grampa and Gramma took turns sliding down the hill. We bought two sleds ourselves and told the kids that we would be flying down the hill after they went home. (Wednesday we had rain and the snow disappeared so that the roads were dry for the trip home which started the next day.)

Cutting the Christmas tree