Merry Christmas

OK, since the last time I wrote, we have once again been many miles. We got to Safford, AZ where Dorothy's sister and brother-in-law live. Their home is kinda out in the desert near Safford and very nice. They have two dogs and so the "cousin" dogs had a large time. They had a spot for us to put our home, so it worked very well. We were there a few days then left the trailer there and headed to WY with just the pickup, as Jay and his family have graciously allowed us to stay at their house. We stopped in Sante Fe on the way up, and there was more snow there than when we got further north. Actually Casper has none. We spent one night in Fort Collins with good friends, Scott, Kristi and Marlow Rulon. Always a treat. Then on to Casper. We attended a memorial service in Hulett for our good friend Ellen Driskill that passed away at her winter home in AZ. We will deeply miss her. We are now in Casper until Christmas. It is so good to see friends and family. The grandsons are so much fun. Jevin is 6 and reading like crazy. Gavin is 3 and comes up with the darnest stuff. Told us one night he got in trouble at daycare for "dragging Lauren around by the hair!" Yikes! Actually I guess it wasn't as bad as it sounded. The wind has really been blowing since we have been here, and we did not miss that. Certainly makes the temperatures seem much colder. Barry has been hunting some since we have been here. Got some geese and ducks the first time and is out again today. We haven't done any fishing as the wind has been really bad. Temps aren't real low, but the wind makes it kinda miserable. We will go to Sundance and get Opal for Christmas, then we will spend New Years Eve at the bar. Sincerely hope all of you have a great Christmas, and that '07 brings everything you want. Season's best.