Plans come together

It looks like we'll get some family time after all. Not-so-wee Owen and his parents are coming out on the 23rd and staying until Xmas eve. My 2 other stepsons who live here will be sticking around. An early celebration but best early than not at all.

Mom is leaving Saturday for my brothers place up north for a few days and the details of that trip are arranged. Gotta look after the old girl; she doesn't have the steam she used to.

I work (at least a portion of) Christmas Day and then one of those 26 hour sleep over shifts on Boxing day. With luck the weather will hold and Lynda can make the trip to see her outrageously large family. (She has 5 sisters and 10 brothers, + spouses, nieces and nephews and now their kids.) Hard to keep track of them all.

Yes, the weather. We've had a couple of pronounced cold snaps but they haven't lasted. This last week has been mild enough that the grass is greening up again and some plants are budding. It's confused the hell out of them. Winter wheat is sprouting in the fields, too. Looks like we're in for a green Christmas.

Lynda and I got out to do our first shopping the other night and I was out getting her gifts yesterday. There's some nice stuff in the stores this year.

I'm off - have another full day planned and then it's back to work tomorrow.