Drive Safely - and best wishes for.......

Have a wonderful safe evening.  Best wishes - good health, happiness and PEACE in 2012.  See 'ya and thanx for following my blog. 

Cutest Gift

One of my dear friends/co-volunteer at CRMC collects Nutcrackers.  As a matter of fact, I believe one of my December blogs last year featured Carol and her huge collection of nutcrackers.  This year she gave me this most wonderful wreath of little nutcrackers. So so so cute!  A perfect gift from a perfect friend.  Happy Holidays from my Nutcrackers to yours.   

It's all about FAMILY!

Seattle Family here, first 4 pics, then local son and niece, nephew, brother-in-law with the "other red head".  What a wonderful evening.  Restaurant was down-home, nothing fancy but we were all together.  Nephew-in-law was not able to make it and sister would not allow photo - but a grand time was had by all.  Our family is scattered by distance - but not by phone calls, email, f.b and mostly by love.  It's a great time of the year!  Happy to all.

Happy Winter .....

Welcome to the First Day of Winter.  This is the shortest day of the year - when the Sun reaches its most southern point in the sky at local noon.  After this date, the days start getting longer.  For my friend Gail, whose birthday is today, it means less time to celebrate.  Happy Birthday Gail.  Enjoy the day and best for 2012.

December 2011

Ho Ho Ho and away I went....Starting early in December, party at ASCC - then picking darling daughter up at Hobby and sailing away on the Mariner of the Sea for a weeks worth of fun, shopping, eating and making merry.  Return home to leave again (different suitcase) for a trip to Shreveport, Louisiana with the wellness group at CRMC for holiday lights and holiday gaming.  Returned home for the wellness group holiday party - Santa also invited.  Funniest of all, I was voted most colorful and holidayish (sp?).  It was my new red Crocs and silly socks from the .99 store that did it.  Who would have thought?  Next on December's schedule, oldest son, wonderful daughter-in-law and spectacular grandchildren here for a visit.  Could not ask for a more blessed December.  Happy Happy Happy to everyone, no matter how and if you celebrate.  Be grateful for your blessings.  Amen.

It's TREE time...

Bring out the green.  It's tree time at Conroe Regional.  Every year each department decorates a tree.  A few days before the holidays they are distributed to members of the community in need.  With the exception of the little tree undecorated, that is my little tree and I will decorate it when I have some extra time.  When I first went to CRMC to volunteer, it was this time of the year and seeing all the holiday trees, reinforced my decision to volunteer there.  Hard to believe this is going into my 3rd year.  I have enjoyed and benefited so much from my time there and along the way I have been blessed to make wonderful friends, both in the Auxiliary and in the Wellness Group.  Happy ME!