Christmas is over

The chaos of Christmas is over and I am settling into a more "stable" routine. We all got too many presents, even Wiener. And, we all ate too much, especially Wiener. She loves Edward's Pumpkin Cheesecake, the roast beef, and almost anything else that happened to fall on the floor.

There WERE altercations with Joey, Edward's dog, but everyone survived, even Wiener.

This time of year always makes me a little sad for several reasons - Tom isn't here; all the decorations go away and everything looks "naked" for a while, and the presents aren't a secret any longer. The anticipation is sometimes more exciting than the reality.



This is a picture of the castle at MK. It is so beautiful and adds so much to the holidays. Bob and I took a "holiday" tour of all the hotels and decorations. There were some decorations that I had seen for the first time. Everything is so lovely this time of year. I enjoyed the tour.

For Tom's "40th" birthday, we had dinner at the one of the resort restaurants overlooking one of the parks. I had all sorts of his baby things on the table, booties, pictures, pacifier, etc. Charles bought him a birthday hat that lights up, and we all sang "Happy Birthday." I think we embarassed him enough. He seemed to enjoy it. I haven't received any photos that were taken, but I'll put them on when I do received them.

A friend and I are starting a new "organization", for lack of a better word. We are calling it - "Pay It Forward." I saw a great show on Oprah that inspired it. You simply help someone you don't know with something they need. It doesn't have to involve a lot of money, like hers, but just some sort of kindness to someone you don't know. It would also work with people you do know. Basically, you see a need and help someone. I will be reporting from time to time as we are given the opportunities.

I urge everyone to try it. It's amazing how great it makes you feel.