Brrrr! Minus 20 this morning! The doggies did not hang around for long doing their morning things outside today - they were in a rush to come back in to the nice warm kitchen. Warm kitchen because David has been keeping the wood stove going all night (thanks David!)

As I walked into the office this morning, I was greeted with a beautiful poinsettia plant on my desk. Everyone in the office had a poinsettia on their desk! What a nice gesture! This ought to put us in the mood for our Christmas party on Thursday night. We are all going out to the 10/30 plaza at a fancy smanzy restaurant. I am looking forward to it!