January 2014

I wrote 2015 on a bunch of stuff on Tuesday....oh well and oops!




The Christmas tree is still up. I have a cold.
My nephew was really happy to see us and he loved the jacket we bought him. Funny thing: his most coveted gift was the tiny plastic water gun I swiped from someone's Christmas cracker at my cousin's house on Christmas Day.
A reminder of the true meaning of Christmas and gift giving: it's not the gift but the thought that counts.

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