Ready, Set, 2017!

Christmas has come and gone and once again it was full of special memories! Colleen and Michelle both had to work on December 25th so we postponed our immediate family Christmas celebration  until January. We actually celebrated on the weekend of the Feast of the Epiphany ( I love that word!). We picked Elle up at the airport on Friday Jan 6 and Colleen on Saturday Jan 7. On Saturday I had this idea that we would make homemade pizzas and play games and that's exactly what we did. Each of the kids made their own version of pizza and it was interesting to see the differences. Colleen took pictures of each of them. After eating we brought out the games. Clue, Uno Attack and Rumikub kept us busy until about 12:30 am. I was exhausted but I wouldn't have given up a minute of that special time together.
On Sunday Granny and Papa came down and we made a baked chicken dinner with mashed potatoes, baked sweet potatoes, stuffing, gravy, steamed green beans and pumpkin pie (made by Granny) for dessert. After dinner we all sat around the table and talked and laughed...one of my favorite things in the world to do! Granny and Papa took off to get home before dark. Colleen and Dad watched some TV, Elle got a call from Hillary and the boys went off to do their own thing. I put on an audio book and cleaned up the kitchen. I enjoyed the time to reflect on the week end and all the special moments. In the evening the girls and I watched the move Storks that I had stumbled on at the library. It was cute and we all enjoyed the main character.The remainder of the time the girls spent visiting with friends and Elle and Gary bought a car! After much thought she ended up buying a new Honda CRV. Soooo Gary will be making a trip out to Kansas in her new car, flying home and then she will drive it to Lewiston Idaho where she will start her 1st traveling nurse position on January 30! Another adventure begins....ready....set....GO!