We are really enjoying ourselves at “Marmee and Bop’s” house.  The kids LOVE being with their grandparents.  Jack told my mother the other day while they were decorating the tree that he wants to stay here always.  That’s the one thing we don’t like about Oregon — it’s so far away from all of our relatives…

I have a very good friend from when I lived in Denver who now lives in Birmingham, AL.  We decided to meet the other day at the zoo in Montgomery — which is exactly mid-way between us.  It was a smaller zoo and it was absolutely perfect!  There were so few people there that it was as if we had our own private zoo!  And I don’t think I’ve ever been so close to the animals at the zoo.  Literally, the lions had their noses pressed to the glass and we were just on the other side.  I’m sure they were dreaming of sinking their teeth into us.  The enclosures were very nice but we never had to search for the animals like it seems you usually do.  And there was a 1 month old baby elephant –  sooooo cute!  The strange par was that love was in the air at the zoo.  The lions and the monkeys were definitely having some romantic moments — something else I had NEVER seen at a zoo before!  YIKES!

It was so nice to see Patti and her little one Connor.  There are those friends that you can go without seeing for years on end and then when you’re together it’s as if you got together for coffee just the day before, it’s so relaxed and normal.  Patti is one of those friends.  I wished we lived closer but at least now I get to see her whenever we are at my parents’.   And Alice and Jack loved playing with Connor.  Over lunch Jack had Connor laughing hysterically which of course had all the rest of us laughing our heads off as well!

Yesterday we FINALLY took photos for the Christmas cards.  I was shopping with a friend when we saw these jammies and I immediately thought they’d be the perfect thing for the Christmas photo (and then when I saw them for 50% off,  I KNEW they really were perfect!).

And now, I’ll get my cards out just as soon as they arrive in the mail — with ALL the Christmas presents!  Scott is oh so slightly in the dog house right now.  I wasn’t explicit enough when I sent him to the post office and I failed to say ”Send them so that they arrive in time for Christmas!”  No, he sent them parcel post a week ago Saturday and they still haven’t arrived.  I thought I’d be working away on the Christmas cards this week and have plenty of time to wrap up those few presents I hadn’t yet wrapped.  Instead, I’ve got every appendage on my body hoping those packages arrive tomorrow!  Looks like we’ll be braving the crowds at Toys-R-Us tomorrow so there’ll be something under the tree if they don’t tomorrow!  Please keep your fingers crossed for us!

Have a good Sunday!