Kathe and I spent our New Years in downtown Chicago again this year at the Palmer House hanging out with all the pretty people. This time though, we spent most of our time sleeping and eating free food on the executive floor. We did make it over to State Street to shop and Emily and her sister Ashly visited with us over hot chocolates in the lobby...so I guess this pretty much tells you the status of our social lives. We did not see Vince Vaughn this time over at the Drake so that was our last brush with fame....how is that for being lame on dragging up old stuff to namedrop?
Kathe, Roseanne, Mary Jo and I went to adorn our 3D glasses last night to watch Tangled at our favorite old time movie theatre. We had a blast and then 3 of us went out for a late night meal at Omega...remember that one guys? Roseanne shared some yummy pics of her wonderful visit that she and Christian enjoyed over in Pittsburgh with Uvey and her family and Dan and Gloria....what a hallmarky kind of Xmas that looked like and she was overjoyed to be able to do that... By the way, Sarah Calhoun....you ARE your mother's daughter with those outrageous cookies that you guys baked!!!!!!!!!! YUMMY Indeed.
Kathe is looking forward to her March baby Layla being delivered and Brett's return to Chicago to live in mid February. We pray for them both and that they both be blessed with what they want.
As for me, I am still toying with options in my business re downsizing. Been a rough year for me. Nothing completed yet, but I shall keep all posted. I have several options I am working on. I am back to a
full schedule now and my back, although re injured after the October rear ender, is serving me well and I am happy to report that!
Pat and Ed and Mike and Tom all skyped together yesterday. I hear it was great. So Pat, I am going to call you today to try again to download the new Skype. You can have groups on now and see each other like we used to do on that other video phone system. I look forward to trying to get back to Skyping more so I can see you. Pat and MJ let us Skype with them on Christmas Day. We saw Marianne Ryan lovely Lily and their relatives on that day and it was really really fun.
Gonna run now Love to you all. Our prayers of course go out to Nancy and Linda who are dealing with their health issues! Keep us posted on how you are all doing please.
Love and hugs M
Well, Peg, it is so good of you to keep the blog going. Our big news here in Roswell, is of course, the three inches of snow we got last night.Its absolutely beautiful and fell soft and silently, with no wind or blowing, the best kind.
ReplyDeleteHad three neighborhood children at my front door this morning, offering to shovel my walkways. I so wished i had my camera there, as it was quite a sight, One had a spade, one a dustpan, and one a wiskbroom. Hilarious. I was sorry to tell them that I liked my walks all prestine with the snow. Should have partaken of their services, just to see how much effect can actually be rendered with their tools in hand!!!! Suthern snowscrapers!!!!
Sarah called me last eve about 9:30 to ask about my snow to compare notes. She had sent the children to bed, and while Jackson was asleep, Emma, while in bed had not fallen asleep, in anticipation of the snow, and knowing school had already been canceled for today. She crept out of her bedroom to ask if she could go out into the newly falling snow. So Sarah, said Emma enjoyed a regal dance-athon, amidst the white shower,of lacy flakes, in her nightgown and robe and boots, about the parking lot, under the streetlights. I really wished I could have seen that. Im surprised she could even go beck to bed after that joyful whirl in the snow.
Life is slowed down considerably with this weather, but i love it, as I often miss those days of being snowed in, like up north, in years past, where a cup of hot cocoa and a quilt and a good book by fireside, are to be cherished.
Meanwhile, Joseph is touring southern China, for five weeks of his winter break from school, Part of his intinerary includes swinging thru the tree tops in Laos and sleeping in a treehouse in the jungle. see: thegibbonexperience.com
Yesterdays email he mentioned Chendo, visiting the Panda breeding place and seeing 15 to 20 Giant pandas,up close, later enjoying Yak meat and butter tea.Today he is on further south to Leshan to Dafo, the biggest Budda statue in the world. After his solo trip this week. he meets up with colleages to do more touring into southern China and Laos.
My Senior Enrichment classes start this thursday, so Im excited about getting back to painting classes again. Never dreamed I would like watercolor so much. I really need the instructor as catalyst to inspire me and the comaraderie of the other learners. Usually only 4 to 6 , so you learn from them as well.
Peace to all the Lennons in 2011 and the Lennon outlaws as well. Love, B.