Grammie, Jichan, and Sendai

This month has gone by so fast for me. It's hard to believe that this week we will celebrate Christmas 2024!

It has been such a busy time, and thankfully, we all made it through work and school and can look forward to a little vacation time. Ours started on Thursday when we went to the Temple with Paul to do baptisms. We had such a nice time and on the way home we stopped in Castle Rock for lunch at Kneaders. . . . "when what to my wandering eyes should appear, A BRAND NEW GELATO STORE, saying, "Come here"! 😁.

(ok, I am done with the Night Before Christmas and poetry)

It was really good, but not quite like we got in Italy ~

Thursday was also the beginning of our DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS 🎄

Max celebrated on Thursday in Provo with family and friends. His BYU term is over but he stayed a couple of extra days so he could attend the Temple marriage of Sydney (she belongs to Zack and Heather)

Blythe's birthday surprise on Saturday was Max getting home in time to go out to dinner with the family. Besides going out to dinner, she celebrated with a manicure and a massage (the girl knows how to live) 🎉

I had a great birthday too, on Friday - because I got to see, and received texts and phone calls from my very favorite people in the World. Thanks so much for making me feel loved! And of course, it was really birthday week, so Saturday when we got home from the temple we walked into a "balloon fest". (Thanks, Josh).

We got to take Milo to the beauty shop Friday morning and when we picked him up, he was so handsome! All of the people in the check-out line made such a fuss over him.

FROM MY PHONE CONVERSATIONS THIS WEEK -

Kate had what sounds like to me is bronchitis and a bad cough. She felt well enough to go to Church this morning but didn't sound too good tonight. Extra prayers for Kate that she can heal and enjoy Christmas with Sayre and Jonathan.

Spencer is enjoying his job, friends, and it looks like, baking with his Mom. I am so hoping that we can talk him into a Colorado visit over the next couple of weeks. We need a little Spencer in our lives ~

Blythe helps out at a animal shelter and she told me on Friday that she was adopting, Schroeder. (I think Kim said no, so we will have to see who wins this battle😊

I got to see Hollie and Ben Friday morning and that was such a treat! We have all been so busy and going in different directions that it has been awhile since we have been together.