We got back to Tucson just in time to celebrate Christmas Eve with Dean's brother Randy and sister-in-law Virginia. It was our first company dinner in the new house and we stuffed ourselves silly on shrimp salad followed by pork tenderloin with all the trimmings (including homemade pumpkin pie). The next day, we joined the holiday crowds with a movie matinee (The Descendants) and then back to the house for a hearty soup and a quiet evening.
Laurel, Noah, and Jacob returned from their San Carlos beach getaway the next day and came over for a visit. Little Jacob has grown so much in the past two months and is now so fun and responsive.
Best of all, I have been able to
babysit several times while L and N went out to dinner and a couple of movies. Grandma bliss!
On the home front, we have been continuing to furnish and upgrade the house. We bought a used washer and dryer on craigslist and a flat screen TV in an after-Christmas sale. We also bought a new faucet for the kitchen sink and, unfortunately in the process of installation,a leak under the sink developed overnight that flooded our whole kitchen and seeped onto the carpet in the living and dining rooms. Three days later and lots of work with the shop vac and the carpets are finally dry. The joys of home ownership!
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