Catching Up

I just finished a walk around the lake with Griffen who is staying with us while Tucker and Liz look for a new house in California. Griffin always takes a tennis ball and I throw it as we walk. It is still freezing cold. I stopped by a couple of houses and ask the neighbors to come to the gathering I am going to host on Tuesday for the West Leigh Club.

I want to write more about Christmas before I forget. We have only heard from Bradley once since she returned to Trinidad. When she called She said that she was using Brad O's cell phone when she called. Her birthday was January 3rd and we tried to call then. Rick and I both wondered about this relationship.
Her phone is not working. I probably called twenty times now. I keep hoping that she will get it fixed.

They left early Saturday morning the 26th, the day
after Christmas. We were probably up at four thirty because Rick wanted them to leave by six. They both wrote us nice thank you notes. Bradley left her note for me in the Dishwasher. Brad O left his on the bed. Rick fixed them both a turkey sandwich and an egg sandwich so they had plenty to eat. He gave them good directions so they would not get lost. It can be confusing close to Washington because there is so much traffic and you can miss a turn very easily. He was worried about getting on to 28. I let Rick drive and he is very alert and attentive. I am reading and article in the Post right now about traffic lights and how efficient they are.
Bradley put David Quinn in the car at the last minute and he was sound asleep when they left. I think their trip back had fewer glitches then getting here.

I stayed home almost every day this week and it was such a treat not to have to worry about getting things done or any kind of schedule except the one I want.
I am going to look at my calendar every day that is one of my New Year's resolutions. If I do that and write things down often I know I will be more organized and efficient. I put most of the pictures on the Kodak Gallery site but I still have the ones from my camera. Looking at the pictures helps me remember what we did over the holidays.
One of my Christmas gifts to Bradle and Walker was an album with them as the feature person and things that they did growing up. It took a long time to search through old pictures then organize them into some kind of sequence. I used two different scrapbook idea books to help me. Both books gave me ideas and support when I read them.