Christmas Day 2007

I had a great Christmas with my grandchildren this year. My son got called out to work because of some fleeting sleet problems, so he missed seeing the kids open their presents--such is the life of a transportation department employee. I took lots of pictures--as you can see. I even went next door to my daughter-in-law's parents home. Got some good pictures of their dog "Pudge". He's a character.

Also updated a page on John's Costa Rica land http://www.roadsidetraveler.com/costarica/Mollejones.html.

Pillows I made for my grandchildren for Christmas

Above are the pillows I made for my grandchildren for Christmas. I've been lazy lately and haven't been keeping up with my blog. No excuses other than that. I am a Scrooge when it comes to Christmas. It's way too commercial for my taste. But I can't disappoint the grandkids, so I decided to make their gifts. My four-year-old granddaughter loves Dora the Explorer and also loves horses--she's nuts about them. My grandson is a hare scramble motorcycle racer and also plays basketball on his school team. Above are pictures of the pillows I made them. I thought about making a pillow for the 17-year-old, but if I put a picture of her boyfriend on it, it would only be obsolete in a few short weeks and she might not want to see his face on her pillow after that! So I guess I'll just have to figure out something else to give her.