Happy Holidays to our Family and Friends

Christmas 2011 in Ukiah, CA

We are happily ensconced in Ukiah with our granddaughter, Julia, and her mom and dad. We left on the 20th in the afternoon and drove to Santa Clarita (just north of L.A.) and drove the rest of the way the next day. The roads were great and the weather was perfect except for some wind in a few areas. It was exciting to see the family and all the animals again. We've been busy here. First we attended a Christmas program at Julia's school where her class sang "The Little Drummer Boy" - very nice. Then we did a little Christmas shopping and headed back to the house for a little rest. Today Julia, Tom and I went Christmas shopping for Julia's mom and dad. She is a very fast shopper, knew exactly what she wanted, picked it out, we paid for it and were back in the car in about five minutes. The afternoon found us "building" a gingerbread house. Julia was the decorator and it was a lot of fun. She and Tom teamed up to make it really special. We are enjoying our time here. We hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and that you are all well and happy.