This is in memory of Tika, the triplets cat. And she was very much Chelle's cat as well. She is the one who dressed her for this picture. 
Today I undecorated and put Christmas away. I had spent hours getting the candle wax out of the tablecloths. This morning I folded them and set them on the piano stool to be put away.
My Christmas cactus bloomed late. It was full of buds at Christmas, but it wasn't until today that is really burst forth in flowers. So now you get a bonus layout. I just couldn't resist doing this one. Have to keep my mind off politics. That doesn't mean I'm oblivious. I do keep up with what is going on, but I have to stop and thank God for my blessings and today this plant lifted my heart.
Mason loves his legos and spend hour upon hour with them. And he surely builds some cool things. Way to go Mason! Gramma is proud of you.
Proud of myself I stood by the table, ready for Christmas Day...well almost, the stemware had been forgotten. I had worked for days and I was in good shape ( every extra pound of me) for welcoming family. I didn't even bother Ron. Didn't tear him away from the TV...just set up the tripod and snapped away. Early on Christmas morning, with a desire for a couples shot, knowing that once everyone arrived we would neglect that and having the tripod ready, I summoned Ron into the room and set the timer. Remember, I had just taken a picture of myself the night before without any trouble. However, that was not to occur again. It took me 5 clicks to get it right. The timer was not working in the way to which I was accustomed. The camera had all of a sudden developed a faulty brain and decided to jerk us around a little bit. Anyway, the last picture is the desired result...Finally....Lou Ann & Ron...Peace, Love and Joy...in spite of a goofy timer.
Finally on the second, here is another New Year's Eve layout. We went to Teresa and Layton's for an old fashioned hymn singing. We used books from when we were kids. We hardly needed them. The songs seemed to be embedded in our heads. It was fun and as far as I am concerned it didn't last long enough. We had a great time singing, eating (of course we always eat), talking and laughing about the past. These were pleasant thoughts and not much was said about the catastrophes of the last year. We certainly hope 0 ten will be a better year. We are praying that our nation gets over its identity crisis and declares itself Christian once again, so that all will be well in our land again.
