In three weeks my mother in law will be 100 years old.  There isn't enough I can say about the life she has lived and the amazing person she is.  She has really lived a simple life really.  She lived in the same home for over 70 years.  She lived simply, loved and took care or her family, accepted all her children's spouses like they were her own.  She didn't travel a lot, she didn't drive new fancy cars, but she know what the real riches were and that was her family.   We are having a quiet party for her 100th birthday.  She is very fragile and requested that we do that.  Here is a picture of her.  I will post pictures on her birthday and write more.

I didn't decorate as much was I would have liked, but here are a few of my Christmas touches around the house.  I love Christmas and here is a list of my favorite parts of Christmas.
1.  The reason we celebrate.  The birth of Jesus Christ.  2. The Music  3. The way people act towards others at this time of the year.  4. The lights and decorations.  5. The children.  6. Having my family around, and all our traditions.

After the great St. George snow storm and travel home we began Christmas in earnest.  Grandma Harding was with us in December.  She is failing and we cannot leave her alone so we were grounded. Mom stayed healthy but it is still lots of time and work to help take care of her.  Besides the extra work it was nice having both of the Grandmas with us on Christmas day and we had lots of fun enjoying our kids, kids in law, and 13 grandkids.  Here are some pictures.

December was a wild and crazy month.  First we were in St. George (where it was supposed to be warm and sunny and they had the biggest snow storm in 40 years,

GRANDMA HARDING'S FAREWELL DINNER.

Grandma Harding is so cute.  She made all of her kids and spouses go to dinner.  Then she tells me it is her farewell dinner.  She is 99 and 3/4th years old.  She turns 100 on February 12th.  I keep telling her to try to live to be 100 and we will have a huge party and she can say good by to everybody.

Downtime on the river-so I am just playing a little.  Here are a few of my play pictures.

Saying so long to Billy Hill and the Hillbillies  and Tower of Terror at Disneyland.  Billy Hill and the Hillbillies are my favorite show and they are retiring.  Sad!

Trip to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon for Park Service Meetings. Random pictures. Great place for a meeting.