Closing out 2012

The holidays were a wonderful time for Rusty and me.  Once again, the elves were busy in the workshops.
Rusty made a stool for Felicia in his workshop.

The wood on the top of the stool is from Frank's stash.

And I made aprons and hats for the grandchildren.

Celeste models her "cupcake motif" outfit.

The house was decorated with all the usual stuff.

Thanks to modern technology, we got to have a Christmas Skype with Mom and Dar, and another one with Ruby, Felicia and Sam.

And we had lots of fun with the White children!

Celeste shares her lip gloss with Anna.

Jake, Anna, Lindsay, Josh

Thanks to a little snow, Rusty and I got some practice in on our cross-country skiing.

By New Year's Eve, Rusty was recovering from his cold and I was a very sick puppy.  We joined the bike club for the annual breakfast on New Year's morning, but we were not up to riding with the group.  The temps were in the low teens.

Happy New YEAR!!!