After Thought

One more pic I wanted to share with you..... before Momma, Dada and Munchkin arrived on Christmas Eve, Poppa and Squeegie went out to run a couple of last minute errands. It was quite cold out and they both bundled up before they headed out. It is hard to believe that was only a few days ago, and today we were swimming!

Happy New Year!

Here are Taffy and Squeegie in their new Christmas outfits all ready to leave for Florida. I just realized that I didn't publish a Christmas post. We had a nice - busy - Christmas. Momma, Dada and Munchkin arrived on Christmas Eve, and we all went to bed fairly early. The next morning we opened presents, and began preparing for the big event. Poppa went into town and picked up Grandma Grace and Aunt Peggy. Everyone seemed to enjoy the turkey and accoutrements.

Among the many presents under the tree for me was a new laptop computer to take along on the journey to Florida, so I could keep you all up-to-date while we are on vacation. There was so much stuff, I couldn't begin to type it all in here! Munchkin was kind of oblivous to it all, but got lots of presents too! He seemed quite happy and smiled gleefully.

The next day Dada took Momma and Munchkin to visit Great-Grandma Mayhew in Bracebridge. I took that opportunity to start getting organized for our trip to Florida. Of course, by the time we conveyed the agenda to Kevin and visited with Gramma Robert and Aunt Peggy...I didn't really get much done. So the following day was a tad hectic. But it all got done eventually, and the rest is history.

We spent today in or around the ocean at South Beach, Miami, FL. The weather was .. well... hot at about 84F, the water was great and we had a wonderful relaxing day. I didn't get any pictures since we were in bathing suits and there was no place to put the camera...but the plan is to sneak out tomorrow morning and snap a few shots before we check out and head for the Gulf Coast for a couple of days. In the meantime - HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

Ashburn, GA

Here is Squeegie last night in Fort Mitchell, KY. We were all quite tired and spen a few minutes watching TV before we crashed for the night. You can see him lolling about taking it easy.

Tonight we are in Ashburn, GA - quite close to Florida and we are all anxious to get there. The temperature tonight is about 54F at 8pm....wonderful to us Canadians.

I am using my new laptop that Poppa got me for Christmas.........and it is absolutely loverly! I'm madly in love with it already and can't imagine being without it! I am still learning about all it's tricks and that will probably take up some of my time in Florida while Poppa is golfing.

Right now, I'm off to check and see what the weather is like in Canada, and then we'll all be off to bed. And............of course, here is today's picture of our little Munchkin.

Here Comes Santa Claus

Hey - guess who Munchkin was visiting with last week! He got dressed up in his best togs and went off to a Christmas party at Momma's work and sure enough, there was Santa Claus at the party. Munchkin handled it pretty well considering how apprehensive he was about going to the party in the first place.... as you can see in the photo above....
But once he got there he had a good time and everybody was very pleased to see him.

Poppa got another prescription to take and is starting to feel more like himself now. He spent all day today wandering around doing last minute Christmas errands, while I spent the day working diligently. Now he is taking it easy in front of the TV while I check e-mail and compose a new post for my blog. I think we just have a couple of meal components to pick up and we will be done as much Christmas as we are going to do. Then it will be time to pack our bags and head off down the road in a southerly direction until we get to Florida. It sure will be nice to get away from all this snow! We got dumped on again today - about another 6 inches, and they are saying we'll get another 6 inches overnight - sigh!

I sent off the stripey longies to TN this afternoon - and I forgot to take a picture of them....oh Dear! Maybe someone there will send me a pic so I can post one???

Hangin' Around and Snow

Here's our favourite Canadian Male Munchkin Model. He was just hanging around today...as you can see. He was feeling ducky and looking dapper.........and taking things seriously.

Poppa went to the doctor today who decreed him fit to go to Florida. Having said that - he did some more tests and said that if Poppa didn't hear from him before it was time to go to Florida that we could go. He changed his prescription slightly and told him not to go about things like a mad maniac, but rather take things a little more slowly than Poppa is accustomed to doing. He pointed out that since approximately four days went by before he got treatment for the tachycardia that his whole body was out of whack, and it would take at least a month before Poppa got feeling quite like himself again. So, he's got a couple more weeks to go of being tired and slightly "off" as he puts it. It's actually kind of nice, since he doesn't feel like doing the manic madman thing....life is a little more relaxed.

We got whomped with a large snow storm today.... it was worse south of us, but bad enough here. Just what we didn't need - more of the white stuff. But, I got a lot done at work today, and I don't think I need to go in over the weekend - so I will concentrate on getting the house ready for Christmas day.

Poppa's Visit

Poppa stopped in for a visit with Munchkin yesterday after the "shot" to see how he had made out. Momma said he didn't even flinch when he got his "shot" just sat there and stared at the nurse wielding the sharp instrument...or maybe that was glared at the nurse..........Hee! Anyway, it didn't seem to bother our little Munchkin at all....except he seemed kinda tired. Momma caught the two of them snoozing and captured the moment. Wait a minute.................I wonder if Poppa is really snoozing..........I think I see the hint of a smile?

It's Been a While

The latest fashion modelled delightfully by the newest Canadian Male Model features one of our all-time favourite motifs - Winnie the Pooh! Looking absolutely adorable little Munchkin shows off the great colours and relaxed-fit style of this one-piece suit, especially designed for the young set! He is on his way to visit the doctor for his first "shot", and seemed to think that perhaps they would be extra specially careful with that needle if he looked exceptionally cute!

Poppa is on his way to the city today to visit his cousin and deliver Christmas presents there. When he is done with that errand, he plans to stop in to see the Munchkin, and determine how well the "shot" business went, and how our little Munchkin is feeling about all that.

Poppa is still not feeling "up to par", but we think perhaps that is because of the medication he is on..........so we're kinda hoping that the doctor will change it when Poppa is there on Friday and get things back to normal. I'll update after he has been to visit the doctor with the latest info on that.

I have the stripey longies ready for shipment - except for the elastic in the waist and some nice blocking to make them look pretty for the princess in TN. I have started a pair of blue leggings for Taffy, since she is so fond of the yellow ones I did previously. I'll try to get pics on the weekend. I haven't got much done lately, in the knitting department, since I am preparing for three months away from work and I need to get all my ducks in a row there. In addition to that, one of the staff is away until after Christmas so I am doing her job as well. Ergo, in order to do the work of two people, I must work extra hours, so have been coming back into the office after I visit the old Aunt and grab a bite to eat at a fast-food restaurant. Then I work until about 9:30pm or so, and hurry home for a glass of champagne and some relaxation before bed-time. Hopefully on the weekend, I will find time to finish up the Christmas stuff and clean the house in preparation for the big event! Our first Christmas with Munchkin, I hope he enjoys it! :o) And here is a final picture of our CMM trying to disguise himself as a reindeer so Santa will let him help deliver presents on Christmas Eve. Let's hope Santa has lots of milk with him during the overnight trip!