Well another Christmas has come and gone, sort of. The actual day has passed, but our children and grandchildren won't arrive for a few more days. We will leave the tree and decorations up until after the New Year when they leave. After the New Year Skip and I will be preparing for our upcoming trip to Africa. I'll take my iPhone and maybe my iPad (thanks Taylor for the very nice Christmas gift), but I don't know if I will be able to use either of them. Nonetheless, we will take lots of pictures and attempt to update the blog when we return. Also, Skip and I have booked our fall trip to France. This year we are going to stay in Bormes-les-Mimosas for the entire two weeks. We have our fingers crossed that my brother, Ron, and his wife, Judy, will be joining us.