Due to school schedules, we did the drive Wednesday morning, instead of Tuesday afternoon. First stop: gas at Costco. How will we survive these long lines!
Due to school schedules, we did the drive Wednesday morning, instead of Tuesday afternoon.
First stop: gas at Costco. How will we survive these long lines!
Weather was a bit dicey and chilly.
Made it in plenty of time to get settled in at Mother's villa, and then
go over to the Carballos' home for dinner.
As is now traditional, pizza Wednesday night.
followed by some Apples-to-Apples.
Tatting, of course.
Wendy models her tiara and ribbon for being the HOTY (Homemaker Of The Year)
at the Montgomery County Fair.
Jenny and David arrived late after toughing out the drive down I-95
the day before Thanksgiving. They would be staying with the Carballos.
Roger holds his winning cards.
Thanksgiving dinner at Mother's villa.
10 of us for the feast this year!
Quite a dessert spread: brownies by Jenny, coconut custard and crustless pecan pie cups
by Wendy, pumpkin pie supplied by Mother, berry pie by Jenny, fruit pie by Vanessa,
doughnuts from Roger.
The John Howard Hubbell Memorial Dessert.
Math Fluxx
Mother's solar light-up turtles. We'd given them to her for her birthday.
Friday it was time to switch gears and celebrate Christmas. Alan helped
reach the hooks for some of the decorations.
Mother's traditional first ornament on the tree, going back to her childhood.
A new clock for Mother, with Cooper family pictures.
More math Fluxx
The puzzlers.
Celebrating Anne's birthday a bit early.
It was fun having Jenny and David with us this year.