Waiting for siblings to show up for the annual “stand in front of the door on Christmas Eve” picture. Side note: It was 45 degrees on Christmas Eve! This was the warmest ever annual stand-in-front-of-the-door picture. People were barely even shivering.

Better to post late rather than never! Thanksgiving was a multiple day frenzy of family.

The first weekend in December we packed up and drove to the other edge of the state to see YaYa’s college Christmas concert. I had been looking forward to it for months, because I have gone to this special concert numerous times in the past, and it never fails to…

I’m ferociously behind in all things! First I was getting ready for Thanksgiving. Then it was Thanksgiving. Then I was getting ready to travel to see YaYa’s Christmas concert. Then we traveled and arrived safely back home in nasty weather. This week is a frenzy of concerts! Concerts for everyone!…