The Day After

Hi Everyone! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. After a frantic week last week, we left Friday morning for Michigan. After a 6 hr drive, we went straight to the restaurant where the Brownz always eat on the 23rd. It was terrific. We ate in the wine cellar where there were two other tables. One was quite large (maybe 20 people) and they had paid for a musician to provide entertainment. Oscar couldn't hold still after the car ride and they had no high chairs so he was running around the place and dancing. That is his new thing. Dancing. It is so cute. On XMAS eve we went skiing for most of the day. I think I told you all that Lena and I gave each other all new ski equipment. They had day care so Lena and I got to ski together. The conditions were awful but it was great. We had seafood that night and opened some presents. The next morning we had smoked salmon and opened more presents. Everyone then went skiing for the afternoon. They didn't have day care on XMAS so we had to take turns but it was still fun. That night we had a nice dinner and then went to bed because everyone was so tired. We drove home yesterday and then opened up our gifts. Thanks everyone for the kind gifts especially the gifts for Oscar and Lena. That was sweet. I am back at work today and busier than I thought. I am trying to arrange for another skiing vacation for my birthday which falls near MLK weekend this year. I am thinking Banff but am really just looking for a decent deal. The resorts are expensive that weekend. We have no plans for New Year's but that's OK. I hope everyone is doing great. Much love.