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Published: December 14th 2010
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Isabelle and Brady skiing
Brady's first day of Ski school. he had to watch Isabelle all last year so this is his turn!! Just 2 more sleeps and we fly home for Christmas. Spend some wonderful time with family and friends. This will be another new chapter in our book of Life. Christmas in our apartment!! I made arrangements to have our house for our Christmas Eve shindig but then just decided that was just putting off the inevitable. Our new life is our apartment. Our Christmas Eve consists of ( and has for 35 years) our family and friends and any orphans we can scrounch up for dinner, a game with prizes and the piece de la resistance, Santa. I sure hope Santa will be able to find us this year. The menu never varies. We tried once but it just didn't fly. Meat lasagne, veg lasagne, chicken wings, schwartie potatoes, salad and don't vary it. It wouldn't be Christmas Eve!! Christmas Eve has only gotten better with all the little ones that have come along and most still believe!
We have no decorations. They are in our house somewhere. It is a little ackward because we rented our house furnished but we do need to begin to think that our apartment is our home. It is looking beautiful but still using
the Ikea starter kit. Our tenant now has a live in girlfriend and she came with furniture, dishware etc so we will be able to rob them blind when we get home. Actually Kris our tenant emailed all excited because they had found Christmas decorations and could they use them.
Does anyone out there have a fake Christmas tree we could borrow for this year. We will be buying a fake tree but would rather wait until after Christmas. We have a maple tree on our deck but Larry bocced and informed me it just wouldn't cut it.
Life here in Mesa is great. The weather was cool for a week or so but these days it is very warm through the day. Cool at night but nice during the day. The park is looking very nice. There is a competition for nicest decorated street. Our 2nd street won't be in the running but most of us have some decorations out. We live on a transient street, meaning that our street comes and goes as the season progresses. Lots of workampers on our street. They work a total of 24 hours a week and don't pay rent, electricity, garbage etc. It actually looks like fun but unfortunately canadians can't be workampers even if no money exchanges hands.
We have been Christmas shopping like crazy. It is really nice to have a US address so we can online shop. Very cool waiting for the UPS man in the park. It is a big business. UPS just moved in a storage unit and now delivers on a golf cart. I had to email my friend Margaret that is coming to Mesa and tell her she would need to unpack her suitcase fast because we needed to borrow it for our trip home.
Took in a great event last Monday. It is the Arizona Opry. A huge hall that holds 487 people. Roast beef dinner that they serve in 35 minutes and then a 2 hour variety show. It was just great. Such talent, no bad language, a real family show. $30 per person was a deal and a half.
Mike and Margaret Walsh arrive here on Wednesday Dec 15th. Then on the 16th Marg's sister Sheila and her husband from Ireland arrive. Mike and Marg will stay in our 5th while we are home and her sister will stay next door in James and Karen's 5th. I booked them into the Arizona Opry. I know they will enjoy it.
Evan's 30th birthday is December 20th and the usual big party is happening at Burger Heaven. The Schnurr family obviously don't like variety. Evan has had his birthday party at Burger Heaven for at least 10 years and we can't talk him into a change. It is great for this event. Evan can basically work the room and we have most of the restaurant. About 25 people this year. It is probably the biggest event of Evan's life each year. This year might be toss up with Tina and Bill's wedding.
Let me know if anyone has a Christmas tree we can borrow. Charley Brown is just fine. Hope to see many of you in the 2 weeks we are home.
We have a phone until December 24th and then no phone. We really need to decide how we are managing a phone for our future.
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