New Family Member

My nephew Clifton and his wife Sylvia were expecting the arrival of their first child on December 7th. Brighton Alan Peotter surprised us all by coming a bit early on November 23rd, giving the whole family something extra special to be thankful for on Thanksgiving this year.

Thanksgiving 2010

This year our daughter Shannon and her husband Pat came to visit us for Thanksgiving. It was so wonderful to spend some time with them both. We played a round of golf, watched some football and ate a delicious turkey dinner. A Thanksgiving Trifecta!

Baby Blanket

Yesterday was the baby shower for my nephew's wife, Sylvia. I'd been working on my gift for the baby since we were in Montana this August. In fact, that was one of my main sources of entertainment while we were there. Anyway, I finished it just in time for yesterday's party. Whew.

Visit with the Lairds

Yesterday we took a drive down to Green Valley, just south of Tucson, to visit and golf with our friends Doug and Karen Laird. Like us, they are from Alaska and had been spending the last few years traveling in their motorhome. Last year they built a house in Green Valley. It's such a lovely, comfortable home that every time we visit them, we start to think about settling down ourselves. But then we realize we've still got so much of this great country yet to see, it's just not time for us yet.