Birthday party

Well, my nephew is now 9 years old - and we went over 200 miles to make sure of it. Actually I had planned an anniversary (7th!) surprise for Jim which I didn't mention because occasionally he reads the blog. But since we were going to Far-Off-Town, I thought we could dump D with my mom and dad at their hotel, and Jim and I could stay at the snazzy b&b with the fabulous chef. It was a great success, the rooms were lovely, the food was divine, and the no-kids hours were awesome! Fun fun fun. But now I'm ready for some serious Christmas activities with my mom and dad, who drove to our town to spend Christmas (yay!)