Ah Christmas. With the family this year. Above is just a portion of those I shared the day with. Lots of food, lots of gifts, lots of laughter.

Been a busy time, what with Bingo ... and speaking of Bingo, I never realized how complicated it is to play this game I once played as a child. But, alas, luck was not on our side this particular afternoon - we didn't win one game, which surprised me immensely. I thought with five of us playing someone would get at least one line, but no.

Lots of eating out. Here Tex displays the food while Will eats it. It was a cute little English pub which did remind me of England.

Then an afternoon at the bowling alley. Just as we started to catch on our hour of rolling balls down the alley was over. But we did have fun. Tomorrow we will all have bowling leg.

Tonight is New Year's Eve. Another party to attend. If I feel good in the morning I may once again add to the blog.

Happy New Year everyone!

A Kettleby Christmas

The Carolers came to the door tonight singing their Christmas music. It was lovely to see and hear. Although there is a bit of snow, there is nothing like the east coast of the United States. The tree is up and little Kate is getting excited. Santa will soon be here.


Caught Kate reading away in my bedroom. She has grown so much since I last saw her - two years ago...talking non stop and moving non stop. I've forgotten what it is like having a 3-1/2 year old in the house. The joys of Christmas!

Cookies

This is for my friend in Etobicoke. My cookie baking was drastically reduced this year but did bake up a few for family, friends and neighbours. Christmas book club was held at my house and this is the plate I served to them. If you were here, I'd share them with you.
Happy Holidays!

I may be Christmassed out by Dec 25th. Had our Christmas gift exchange today with my old neighbour Helen. Dianna (her daughter) was in town from Cabo San Lucas so we had a grand chat around cups of coffee and freshly baked goods. The funny thing is that Helen & I gave each other the same gift! They are locally made beautiful glass necklaces...great minds think alike!

This gift was given to me from one of my golfing partners. The tag reads "would you like to extend your Canadian golfing experience? These fur lined golf tees are the perfect gift for the truly dedicated golfer." Considering we HAVE golfed in the snow, it may come in handy.


I miss the drive from my old house into/out of, town. Stopped to snap this pic of the Alaska Highway with the trees frosted and the mountains against the sky. The cold weather is coming our way - should be -30 or lower by the weekend.

Christmas Dinner

Guess what I got for Christmas !!! We had our Christmas dinner and gift exchange last night at SR & Brooke's place and a lovely dinner it was. As they are both leaving soon for distance destinations, we celebrated and exchanged gifts. To my surprise, I not only received the handy dandy Home Hardware tape measure that includes a light, magnetic tape, pencil and poker (something I've always wanted ever since I saw the advertisement on tv) but I also received the iPod Touch with lots and lots of apps. Now my learning curve begins once again to figure out how it works (it's really not as easy as shown on tv). I am so excited, I have books, music galore, maps, foreign languages, soccer scores, youtube, clocks ... THANK YOU SO MUCH SR & BROOKE for such an exciting gift!

Even when they become men, they are still little boys are heart.

Thanks SR & Brooke for a great pre-Christmas Christmas.