Wonderful Christmas Time

We enjoyed a wonderful, yet somewhat quiet, Christmas day.  We think it is the first Christmas since before Zac was born that we haven't been with one of our kids!  We are so grateful that we were able to speak to each of them today and know that they are doing very well, for which we are so thankful.  We also enjoyed chatting with our Mom's and are so grateful for their influence in our lives.  We loved listening to the songs about our Savior, opening a few fun presents, and eating great food!

We treated ourselves to a new bed this year and also a new camera.  The bed is quite a bit taller than our older one - almost need a step-ladder to retire at night.

Though the camera is still a "point and shoot" variety it has the very good Leica lens, has the capacity to change the aperture, shutter speed, and other fun features.  It's the Panasonic Lumix ZS6.

You may remember the Pluto slippers Scott has had for many years - well Marcie T tried them on the other day and discovered what Scott has known for a while - not much tread left on the souls!  So.....

guess who got a new pair of slippers?!

One of the things we enjoy when we stay at the Marriott (well I guess mostly Scott) is making waffles.  This year we received our own waffle maker from Santa.  Here's the first waffle going on and  

getting cooked to perfection:)

 We had a wonderful day.  We received our favorite picture calendars featuring our beautiful grandchildren which will occupy a prominent place in our home all next year, new cookie cutters - Hogwarts style, the traditional box of See's nuts and chews, and other fun things.  Thanks for making our day so wonderful.

What a mess

We have a water leak somewhere outside - at least we know it's not in the house.  Our friend is going to help us replace the main water line - but we need to dig a trench from the water meter to the house - which means going under the sidewalk.  Well we worked a couple of hours yesterday (Dec. 23) and several more hours today, Christmas Eve.  We're just about ready for the new line, which is scheduled to be in on Monday. 

Thank you Brigg and Zac - who both called during our digging, providing a good excuse for a break! 

A view from the house to the meter - and the hard working Marcie T!

A triumphant Marcie finally reaches the pipe leading from the meter - nearly 2.5 feet below the surface!

The last piece of our task - tunneling underneath the sidewalk - we accomplished that as well.

Covering up our work - don't want mud in the morning!  I think the neighbors may wonder if we are harboring a dead whale underneath!