Rainless in Seattle?

Seattle really does deserve a large round of applause and a big THANK YOU from all Seattlites for the great weather we have had in November and December.

In fact, we have only received .25" of rain so far in December, when the average is a little over three inches (komonews.com) - Wow!



















Keep this weather coming, Seattle weather gods...but you can send a white Christmas.  Those are really fun.

Santa Baby

"You can say there's no such thing as Santa, but as for me and Frank, we believe!"

No, Grandma did not get run over by a reindeer, but we did find Santa and told him a few things on our lists that he could start working on.

On Dasher...

I, along with about 10,000, other Seattlites gathered downtown bright and early this morning for The Jingle Bell Dash.

Costumes were encouraged and jingle bells were provided so everyone was jingling!

And the weather gods again granted us with a dry morning, so it was a great run!

Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Christmas has arrived in our house!  It was a weekend filled with Christmas parties, but best of all we got our tree and hung the stockings.  More garland on the mantle and outside lights to come.

Coming home from the grandiose tree farm (aka Fred Meyer)

Loves his tree

 Yes, we bought the tree wrapped in twine because we love living on the edge with no idea of what she will really look like.

Before

Our Shining Beauty

So, yes, her right hip juts out a bit, and there may just be a large hole or two on her backside, but it gives her character.

The stocking hung by the fire with care (and Mrs. Rudolph watching over)

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas/Hanukkah!