Merry Christmas

We are spending Christmas at the Imperial Dam Recteation Area near Yuma Proving Grounds. Visiting two different work camping friends in the area. It’s a beautiful area with interesting people. Similar to Quartzsite, AZ. 

Christmas morning breakfast!

Our campsite over Christmas. 

It has been a really fun time! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 

Georgia

We got the very last reservation at Crooked River State Park today and we are actually in the same space we stayed in last August 22, 2011-click here to see our blog post from then.

We are enjoying a cool, but comfortable temperature. I found my perfect Christmas ornament for 2011. Julia sent me a wonderful glass tropical fish that embodies Florida and now I found a 5th wheel RV ornament. It isn't quite the colors of our RV but hey, close enough.

Christmas Eve

Sandy & Ed - new friends

Our Christmas Eve campfire

Our New Floor just finished today!

We are having a lovely evening. We are working until 9PM but are enjoying our decorations and campfire.

Vance's Visit to Santa

Van Diesel had a chance to chat with Santa...

Our favorite Ornaments

Here are some of our favorite ornaments we are enjoying on our little Christmas Tree!

Our travel trailer ornament from Hallmark.

Sadie Mo, our basset

 

The Phoenix skyline (Qwest building with the blue pyramid top) and my favorite southwest manger scene.

My New Ornament

I participated in an on-line ornament exchange. It was just as much fun as the ones I used to do in person.  We sent our names to the hostess, she did a drawing, sent us our ornament receiver's name, we did a little chit chatting back and forth on line, read each others bios and then sent each other ornaments.  It was supposed to represent what we think of that person.  Here is the ornament from my gift-er. I love it.

POLITICALLY CORRECT CHRISTMAS CAROLS

Jolly Mature Morally-Gifted Nicholas

POLITICALLY CORRECT CHRISTMAS CAROLS:

Frosty the Snow person

I'm Dreaming of a Multicultural Christmas

O Come Let us Adore Him or Her

Jolly Mature Morally-Gifted Nicholas

Rudolph the Recovering-Alcoholic Reindeer-American

Vertically Challenged Drummer Child of Undetermined Gender

Oh Holiday Tree

Have Yourself a Merry Little Day of Winter

Grandma Allegedly Got Run Over by a Non-Human Perpetrator

I'll be Home for a Short Period of Time in December

Rudolph the Differently-abled Reindeer

Chestnuts Roasting on a Safely Maintained Continuously Monitored Nontoxic Eco-friendly Outdoor Fire for which I do Have a Permit

Higher Power Rest Ye Merry Gentlepeople

Deck the Halls with Boughs of Unendangered Foliage (If Office Policy Permits)

Hark! The Herald Mythical Winged Creature Sings

I Saw Mommy Greeting Santa Claus with a Purely Platonic Expression of Inoffensive Mutual Affection

We Wish You a Merry Non-Religious-Specific Day-Off in Winter

Oh Come all Ye of Extreme Loyalty to Non-Material Evidence

Oh Devout Night

O Little Town of Palestinian Joint Rule

We Three Misogynist Autocrats of Eastern Asia Are

Still Decorating

This will be our first tree in our RV since we retired in 2008. It turned out pretty good!

Laton's letter to Santa

Dear Santa,

[     ] I've been good this year.
[     ] OK, most of the time.
[     ] Once in awhile.
[ X ] Never mind, I'll buy my own presents.

Love, Laton

Happy December!

Dear Santa, Please give me a Fat bank account and a thin body. 

Please don't mix these up like you did last year.

Love, Carrie

Christmas in July

Snowman Gate Fold Card

Snowman gift tag

Pennant Christmas Card

Pennant Gift Tag

I have been working on some Christmas cards and gift tags for a swap I am participating in. I made a couple of cards and some matching gift tags

Merry Christmas!



Lumara, Lee & Steve




Steve, Lumara & Lee



We had a wonderful Christmas day. Steve, Lee and Lumara all came for Christmas breakfast. We had ham, eggs, sweet rolls and fruit platter. YUM!

Our gift exchange was quite fun and it was great to see all the thought and care the kids put into selecting gifts for each other and us. One of our gifts was a picture of the kids. Here they are. Don't they look great!

We want to wish all our friends and relatives a wonderful holiday and a healthy, happy, and prosperous New Year!