A Quiet Get-Away

We took some time for ourselves and checked into a Bed & Breakfast for a night. While we were 'gone' we also had a very nice dinner at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. It was relaxing to watch movies and have breakfast delivered in a basket to our room.
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She's Discharged!

Yesterday was a day spent in surgery and many hours in recovery as the dear mother was a little stubborn about wanting to wake up. This resulted in a little extra monitoring and attention from the hospital staff over night. She is a new woman today and came home to us early evening. She is now resting comfortably in front of a warm fire and taking phone calls from well wishers.

A Day at the Hospital

...and it wasn't because of work. No pictures, even though I thought there were many 'bloggable' moments today. Kendall's mother wasn't feeling well since yesterday afternoon, so after a trip to an Urgent Care Center and being told to go to an Emergency Room, we headed out about 9:15 this morning. She is resting tonight in a hospital bed with lots of good pain meds and surgery scheduled for the morning to take out the culprit - her gall bladder. Keep her in your prayers for a speedy recovery.

Christmas Day

We had a lovely Christmas Day!

We had a traditional holiday meal with turkey and all the trimmings.

Gathering for the feast.

The afternoon was spent napping and the evening relaxing and playing Stock Ticker. Brock was the big winner!

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve is a traditional meal of homemade pizza and then opening gifts. Grandma and her boys
Grandma reading a Christmas story.

Brock enjoying his cool new shades!

Kendall and Holden shooting a round of pool.

It was cool enough in the evening to have a fire in the fireplace in the basement.

Christmas Will Soon be Here!

Happy Birthday to Julie and Josh! Here are some scenes of what we did on your birthday. Kendall's extended family spent time with us as we celebrated Christmas with those in town. A moment of pending disaster as the fountain didn't turn on when we added the chocolate and flipped the switch. Kendall and his Dad trouble shooting. Luckily it was fixed and all was well

Christmas punch was a hit.

The dessert table pre-party.

...and during the party.

Darcie at trying the meatballs.

It was a fun filled evening!

Christmas Lights

Last night we went to Glendale Glitters and wandered through the lights and vendor booths. I'm sorry I didn't get very good night shots with my camera.

In Arizona we decorate our palms.

On the way home we drove through other neighborhoods with fabo lights.

And then our own neighborhood.

South Pacific

Last night we went to the dinner theater for a lovely date night and saw South Pacific. The theater is all decked out for Christmas.


No, I didn't take my camera in illegally - this is from the theater's website. It was a good production. I had never seen it on the stage before.

The Farewell Tour

Today was Kendall's last race before going into retirement from racing.

Here he is coming by where we were located in the pit in case he needed us. This race was shorter so no need for gas.

Some interesting jumps in what is usually an arena for horse shows.

The finish line.

And he goes out on top! First place AGAIN!

The moon was really pretty over the mountains as we got in the truck to head for home.

We Went to a Fight and a Hockey Game Broke Out

Well, at least that's what it felt like!
There were a lot of punches thrown at the game last night, but we came away with the winning score. Hockey seems appropriate as we are in the deep freeze here with temps in the 30's at night and only in the 50's for the past 2 days. It should be back to close to 70 today.