Let the Good Times Roll...

Let's start with weather. Last week saw our first (and hopefully last) snowfall of the season. It was unexpected in this part of the county, but it ended dropping a significant amount of snow over the course of one day. I tried to get into work, but found the going treacherous and returned home. It took me an hour to make the round trip to Poulsbo and back, and as my daughter said :She lives in Poulsbo!" Actually, just outside of Poulsbo. And as luck would have it (his, not mine), John was in California. There are still pockets where the snow is in piles or covering yards or fields, but at least the roads are clear, so life as we know it has resumed.

Christmas gifts were sent out on the 15th and most have arrived at their destinations. We are easing into the holiday here at home as we have no visitors this year. But we will be spending time with all the offspring over New Years and that is coming up fast. Roosevelt will be off to Club Med or whatever he calls the kennel on Friday and we will be on a plane to San Francisco on Saturday. There are dinner plans with friends, an overdue visit with the grandson, a football game, and more dinners. We'll return to our quiet space on New Years Day.

I am wrapping up and winding down at work. My last day is officially January 4. Accounting for holidays, I have 7 more work days. The department held a nice "see ya later" fete for two of us who are departing. They gave us gifts for our new commutes which included lots of foot pampering products for my city-walking tootsies and a gift card to buy some reading material while I enjoy that ferry ride daily. As always, there are people I will miss. But I am so looking forward to the new job!

John has also started some long-term "winding down" as he has put the staff on alert that he intends only about 4 more years with the company. That time will fly by, so, if any of them are interested, perhaps they'll want to take over the business. Perhaps in a year or two, he will reduce his semi-monthly visits down there to monthly. Maybe he would actually be here to be "snowed in" with me!

Well, the world didn't end on Friday and the Solstice ushered in the return of the light. Merry Christmas to us all and here's to a very Happy New Year. Till then...