Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Kwanzaa!

Happy Holidays to everyone! I hope your holidays are filled with health, wealth, friends and family!

We had our annual white elephant gift exchange and Christmas Eve extravaganza at Molly’s house last night. My sister, Connie and her family are here for the holidays, and we had to clean up and tone down the gift exchange a bit to accommodate the presence of kids this year. We are sort of used to “adults only” type of partying but I really enjoyed having my niece, Hilary and nephew Taylor here for the party. Juvenile humor seemed to be the prevailing theme last night as the favorite white elephant gifts were the fart machine and the pooping reindeer. What can I say; I hope we all never grow up!

Taylor said he missed the snow a little, but loved being able to swim on Christmas Eve. I took him up to see the over the top Christmas display on Hillcrest. He was impressed; I think they are enjoying our tropical holidays! I let him drive me home on the golf cart, he did a great job! Hilary is so grown up; I am letting her learn to ride the scooters. Weren’t they both babies a minute ago? I miss my girls and wish they were here.

We are off to Wesley Chapel today, to visit more family. My cousin Maureen has a nice party Christmas day and Connie and Mike have not seen her family in years. Her Dad, my Uncle Frederick and his family will be there, along with my Aunt Gloria. Every year more of our clan seems to be migrating south. Easier on the bones here! Hope to lure a few more down next year, Colleen you ready yet?

The guys all get up every year at 5AM to take advantage of the free Christmas Day golf at the Championship courses. This year both RC and Wayne over slept and had to be dragged out of bed for this important male bonding thing (a bit too much Egg Nog last night boys?). It is a little hard for us non enthusiasts to fathom what would possess people who golf at least 5 days a week to get out of bed at such an ungodly hour, but I think FREE is the definitive word.

Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Kwanzaa!