MERRY CHRISTMAS to all our friends and we wish you an awesome 2013. Our prayers go out to our dear friends,John and Suz, who have been dealing with a major struggle in their lives. And prayers to all our other friends who have been given a mountain to climb by our 'guy upstairs'. We are in Baden, Ontario today with our daughter, Michelle and her family for Christmas Day. Turkey is in the oven. We left Davenport, Florida on Sunday, Dec 16th and drove 2 1/2 days to arrive at Dione's in Belmont. We had just taken Dewayne and Nancy to DisneyWorld to tour some of the resorts and show them that there is more to Disney than just theme parks. This picture is of them at the Grand Floridian in front of the ginger bread house. Looking forward to showing them more of Disney once we return in January. In Ontario, we were able to travel and get in a number of the kid's hockey games. For Christmas, Dione gave us tickets to a live performance of 'Miracle on 34th Street" at the Grand Theatre in London. We took her 4 kids and had an awesome time. We love live performances so couldn't have received a better gift. The evening went great and, when we got out after 10 pm, we all stopped at McDonald's for french fries. The kids loved it. This past Sunday we drove to Owen Sound to visit my mom. She is 87, in a retirement home and doing great. Finally found slippers that work for her and some of you may appreciate what a wonderful accomplishment that was. Dione and her family will come to Baden tomorrow for our family Christmas dinner. Friday we have a wedding in Toronto and then Sunday we will take the grandkids to Owen Sound to visit my mom and see the lights. We will stay overnight as the hotel has an indoor pool. This has been an annual tradition which mom looks forward to. She is on the receiving end of Christmas carols by her great grandchildren. New Years Eve at Dione's to celebrate our family's health and happiness in 2012 and ring in 2013. We plan on heading back to Florida on January 2nd.
