I am including a few more photos of our holiday. Here is Jack's son, Jonathan, and the other two are of Jonathan and his girlfriend, Stef......
They left at noon today to head south. They plan to stay tonight at our house in Quitman and finish the drive to Miami on Tues. Jonathan has to return to work (he is a graduate of film school and is currently involved in making independent films and music videos in Miami) and Stef returns to her studies on Thurs. She is working towards a degree in elementary education. It was wonderful to have them with us for the holidays. They made several day trips, including one to Pigeon Forge and Gatlinberg, TN and one to the Biltmore Estate in Asheville. The trip to Pigeon Forge turned out to be a bit more than they bargained for. When they were ready to return to Highlands they found that the route home over the mountains had been closed to all traffic due to snow and ice. They had to return to Pigeon Forge and take an alternate route home which involved about an hour and a half more driving. Fortunately they arrived home safe and sound but it was quite an experience, particularly for young people who live in Miami and are not accustomed to mountain roads being closed.
We spent a quiet New Year's Eve yesterday here at home. It literally poured all day so we "hung out" and watched a lot of DVDs. We finally had a chance to see The Devil Wears Prada, which I can highly recommend. We also spent part of the day working on a jigsaw puzzle. I haven't worked on one in years and had forgotten how much fun it can be. Of course, it was a bit of a challenge to keep Garfield (my cat that you can see snoozing on the back of the sofa in one of the photos) off the table. He was particularly interested in batting the puzzle pieces around. Fun for him on a rainy day ! ! !
We will be closing up the house tomorrow for the winter and heading back to Quitman. Holidays are now behind us, but it certainly was a wonderful time. I had Jonathan and Stef assist in taking down all the Christmas decorations down yesterday and everything has now been stored in the basement for another year. The house seems rather drab without all the colorful Christmas lights. Today will be spent doing up all the laundry and getting things in order before we leave tomorrow. When I return in the spring I will arrive to my tulips in bloom so that is something to look forward to.
Hope everyone had as joyous a holiday as we did and that 2007 will bring all of you nothing but the very best.
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