Jason is here in Massachusetts staying with Brendan and I.  We have come to find out that no bars are open on Christmas Eve!!  We have had a blast playing darts (avoiding the pandas as targets, since the dart board is hanging in the panda room) and playing dominoes.  Rhonda is enjoying her warm weather in AZ.  Jack is busy with his family in Colorado, and yes next Christmas they will have three children to celebrate with.  Grandpa has snowed in at home in St. Joseph, MO.  I have my two inflatable snowmen in the yard in Dad’s memory.   We all miss Dad greatly and wish he was here to celebrate the season with us.  Happy New Year, Amanda