Chips 'n Salsa

Merry Christmas!! Bruce and I are giving each other Hawaii for a present this year. We are going with Tom and Leeann in January for a week, on the island of Kauai. At first I was a little apprehensive with flying and all again. But I have heard it is abit easier now a days. We shall see. Sean, Niki and I made sugar cookies last Sunday in fun Christmas shapes. I sent them home with Niki, so they can paint them with frosting this week. I remember doing that with Niki and AJ when they were little. They had so much fun. Bruce and I got most of our shopping done last weekend. It was a very cold shopping day. We kept getting latte's and sipping free hot chocolate at William/Sonoma. Plus they have this fire pit at The Summit shopping center. But you practically have to climb in it to get very warm in this cold weather. It is festive tho. Bruce and I have been thinking of making up a thermos of hot cocoa and doing the rounds of the neighborhood light shows. I am waiting for the newspaper to do a map of them, like they do each year. I know we are in our 50's, but its just fun. And we haven't done it in years. Christmas dinner will be another fun contribution of lots of things. I'm sure Bob will find some new way to smoke a turkey again. Bruce and I are going to do lamb this year. Brian and Niki did one for us about a month ago, and it was so darn good. I wasn't sure about it, but when I talked to Cheryl and Sharon about it, they said they would love it, and Al said the same to Bruce. We will have to get the games out, and of course the winter puzzle is out. Sure miss Rachel working on it. We have the borders done, thanks to Cheryl and Sharon, and I think Al at Thanksgiving. We will also plan a foosball tournament. Maybe I will put AJ in charge of that. I have learned that I am horrible at foosball. I am sure I can improve. Do I want to??? So, how is this winter treating the rest of you??? (We have had some snow, and my driveway is one icerink since we were not able to get out and scrap it before we drove our cars all over it. I just drive straight into my garage. No walking out on it. Or I would surely fall.)