The Nutcracker

Three girls from my church accompanied me to see The Nutcracker ballet in Uptown Charlotte this past weekend. We ate at Qdoba, took in the show and then made sure to stop for a Starbucks before heading home. It was actually quite chilly outside which added to the Christmas feel. Thanks for the memories, girls!

Merry Christmas!

A Few Flakes

I saw snow this morning! To be truthful, a flake was coming down about once every twenty seconds and I thought I was seeing things at first, but it was still snow. We have a cold forecast coming up this next week for the South so hopefully I'll see some more of it with several flakes falling at one time. Never thought I'd live someplace where snow was a novelty! :-)

Take Time to Truly Listen

Love this picture. The quote on the email I received with this picture was "Take time to truly listen." Good advice!

Thanksgiving with the Cats

I didn't get many pictures of our Thanksgiving at Jerry and Angela's, just of four of their five cats desperate to partake in the meal with us. Rarely do you see all of the cats like this together when visiting, so the Thanksgiving food must have smelled extra good. The cats names are Chini, Maxi, Cali, Boots and Priscilla (she is the missing one). Jerry looks like he's scolding Boots in the first one. :-)

Molly's Perch

Molly has quite a few spots she enjoys relaxing. In fact, she's sitting on my lap right now as I type looking out the window, probably hoping to spot some birds. Oh - she just laid down and is resting her head on my arm now. :-)

These are two pictures of her on the back of Mark's recliner which is rather precarious at times but she loves it. Thankfully she has good balance!

Autumn Pictures

Sorry these pictures are a little late. They were all taken in November. The leaves are pretty much off the trees now, except for the pin oaks that hold on to the leaves until Christmas time. It's also been a lot colder now, below freezing quite a few nights and just up into the 50's during the day. Obviously, not cold in Minnesota but still a welcome change from the 90's of the summer!