November 23

Just to review...Judy watched her first Christmas movie on Halloween night.  The girls took care of that.  Check.  Judy did her Christmas baking on November long weekend.  The girls took care of that too. Check.  Judy had the tree up  and the house decorated by December 1.  I took care of that today.  Check.  As I write this blog entry, I am babysitting my Luv Bug.  She continues expand her vocabulary.  She loves to plunk on the piano and dance too.  I love that girl so much it hurts.  I get a thrill every time I see her beautiful face and she yells, "Hi, Poppa!"  We have many good times together.  In other news, I am busy playing hockey twice a week and volleyball when I am not playing hockey.  Last Sunday, I joined my big brother, Vince, for the Western CFL final.  Not the results we wanted, but I enjoyed spending time with my big bro.  This week, I went to a fundraiser for the Saskatoon Crisis Nursery on Thursday evening.  The fundraiser was a Canadian Country Showcase.  Very impressive.  Last evening, I took in the PBR Bullriding event at Credit Union Center.  What a rush!  The bull riders and bull fighters (Clowns) have to be crazy and courageous to hop on an 1800-2000 pound criminally insane bull.  So now we enter the Christmas season that is not as manic as it used to be when I was teaching school, but there are many Christmas related activities. The hockey club dance is on December 11.  Deb will be attending with me so I won't have to dance with a broom.  I will be attending Mary's Fireside Singers concert on December 22.  On December 20, I am driving to Tisdale to transport my mom to Regina where she will celebrate Christmas with Vince's family.  The girls and I will be continuing the Christmas Eve Judy Extravaganza as usual.  On Christmas Day, I will be joining Judy's sister's family for Christmas dinner.  On New Year's Eve, Deb and I are flying to Panama to spend three weeks living in a treehouse in the jungle.  Life is good.