Christmas Vacation Pictures

     Our last 3 days in Florida were much warmer than the start of the week.  It made it up to 77 degrees on Saturday (1/1/11).  We all moved from our indoor activities to spending more time outside.  Here are photos (courtesy of Patti, Cathy and Carol) that I said I would post.  Remember to click on any you want to view enlarged.  These will give you a good idea of what we did while in Florida for the week.

A Cold Walk After Long Travels                      Dan Catching Up On Sleep

             After 20 Hour Non-stop Drive










Christmas Yucca



                             Walking At The Yacht Club










Snacking And Chatting                                   Mom And Ralph

                                                                     Deserted Beach Chairs
   Cold Lonely Beach    
     




                                          Building Castles In The Sun





Walking On The Beach




                        Weathered Sand Castle









     Mom With The Sidenstick Kids

The Players ....
        J.J., David, Chris, Courtney, Mike, Ben, Travis, Joe, and Michael.

I Decked The halls                                 While Carol Caught The Action

Poker Is A Serious Game In My Family

              
              Even Indian Poker
       Chris and Travis are good sports.










         Sky-ping With Jean For The White Elephant Gift Exchange

                                                  Cathy Gets The Notorious Traveling Pig

  Carol and Joe Wait In Anticipation

                          
Daniel Wins The Pumpkins....
Kept their condo decked for Christmas all week

       Jean And Brianna Looking At Gifts












Playing Magic The Gathering                     Chatting And Snacking










In the early mornings and again many afternoons, I worked on my Blog, made two power points for school, or checked my E-mail and Facebook.









Dan and Michael                                   Ben, Dan, Mike, and Michael

                              
                                         Ben, Michael and J.J.

              

J.J., Ben, Dan, Michael, and Nicole            










Volleyball On The Beach.....                             While The Sun Set










Shuffle Board                                                   Putt Putt Golf








                                      Sitting In The Sun
                                            David
                        
Michael
                               
                            Nicole



Patti and J.J.










More Sand Castle Building

New Years Eve Celebration                              Party On

The pool picture for Patti's next year's calendar cover.

Last Night In Florida Traditional Beach Popcorn Party.

Nicole, Dave, Holly, Britney, Joe, J.J., and Michael

Playing Ball                                           Watching The Sun Set

                                      Catch The Kernel Dan




The Sun Goes Down On The Last Beach Day










        Britney












                     Britney and Dan

                       

Michael And Patti                                    Another Beautiful Sunset

     Sunday....On the road again.  We drove 4 hours to Jacksonville to visit and have lunch with good friends Jim and Debbie.  It was out of our way, but well worth it.  Then we drove another 3 hours to southern Georgia.  Monday we left the hotel at 4:30am and drove 13 hours.  We ate brunch at a waffle house at 10am and supper at subway at 3pm.  We arrived here at 4:30 pm (time change gained us an hour).   I had finished 1 book Sunday and read a whole second book on Monday.  Now it is back to the regular routine.

    
     It was good to be home to house and horse.  Almost all the snow has melted and it is 35 degrees outside.  Today I unpacked, did laundry, picked up and put a bunch of stuff away, and worked on school work.  I accomplished a lot in spite of the fact I was dragging all day.
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