So far so good. We stuffed fifty or a hundred people into our yard for the
parade of lights yard party.
Our yard has been a big hit this year. We measure success by the number of
candy canes Judy gives away to people who stop to look. She reports we're
seventeen dozen into it so far this year. It looks like last year's record
of forty-five dozen candy canes is in jeopardy.
The home tour couldn't have gone better. We had a steady four hour flow of
people through our house. Always steady. Never too many. It is a surprise
to me how interested people were in our little old house. They all seemed
to think it was charming because it was old and had small rooms.
For her birthday, Sunday, Judy requested that she sit on the couch all day
and have me bring her things. Mission accomplished.
The office Christmas party is next Sunday. We'll try to keep the house
decorated and together until then. We get a small room at Karen's in the
Country for our party and the buffet dinner. Then we all migrate to our
house for lights, trains, and dessert (also provided by Karen).
My birthday, Christmas, then off on our big trip to the Texas coast, by way
of Louisiana this year. We'll get to explore the entire coastal bend. All
we need to do is get a few more things taken care of here so we'll be ready
to go right after Christmas.....
