Thrice Christmas

 The Christmas season, it seems, is ending later this year. 

Chris Opening the Final Gifts
Tequesta, FL
January 9, 2024

We arrived safely home early yesterday afternoon. The two-day trip was completed and we managed, somehow, to travel around, but not through the severe storm that smashed the mid-west and east coast. We had some rain and a lot of wind yesterday, but we avoided the worst of the storm. 

Tabletop Fire Pit and Chris
Tequesta, FL
January 9, 2024

When we arrived home, we were greeted by our still decorated for Christmas house. But that was a good thing since we had some presents under the tree that needed to be opened to complete the season. We had decided not to take all of the gifts we were exchanging with each other on the journey to Maryland. We celebrated our third Christmas of the season while opening the last gifts. 

Last evening we put into service one of Chris's gifts--the tabletop fire pit. This one replaces our much smaller cement pit that we were using. 

It was nice to be back in the warmer and more humid South Florida. I had to immediately shed the jeans and long-sleeved shirt that I was wearing while driving and get into shorts and a short-sleeve shirt. 

Today will be devoted to removing the Christmas decorations and returning the home to its more normal configuration. 

In other news:

Today we celebrate my Dad's 96th birthday!

-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL