There is nothing more fun than NYC at Christmas time! Geno lived in Manhattan for many years before I met him. He always liked to take me back and enjoy the sights and sounds, especially at the holidays!Thanks for the wonderful memories Geno! You always made me feel so special and loved. Miss you big guy!♥“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou  11/30/2022

Recently I jammed my right arm and have been icing it and went to my massage therapist. It wasn’t a fun session and I’m not looking forward to the next visit on Friday. Meanwhile I wanted to get my Christmas tree up and decorated. My daughter fit together my new tree (it has 1,800 LED lights and a remote, which I love), the day before Thanksgiving so it could set for a day or two, relax and fall out. We had no time to think about decorating at that time!   Friday some good friends came over and literally decorated the tree for me as we drank wine, champagne and nibbled on appetizers. The star was put on the top and what a great job they did. I'm so grateful for them doing this, it helped not having to reach up to put on each ornament. I love putting them up because each ornament has a s... 11/26/2022

I love that activities are now being brought back in full swing. The Canyon Creek Elementary Holiday Fair sponsored by the Canyon Creek PTA will be this Friday, December 2nd at the school from 4:30 - 7 pm. Can’t wait to see all the fun activities going on! There will be a holiday shopping, bouncy house, snow, holiday train for kids to ride around the school campus, face painting and food to purchase!    A special treat will be a performance from "The Singing Stars!"Don't forget to bring an unwrapped toy to donate to the Canyon Creek Brown Santa Drive!Melissa Stout (my daughter) and I are sponsoring the Face Painting which our kids always liked! Looking foward to seeing everyone there at this fun filled family event!                11/30/2022

Beautiful Beckett loves to cook, especially bake. Geno always said there were designated devil egg eating days: Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. He always made them and then passed the torch to son John about 8 years ago.             After Beckett was born, about when she was 4, she showed such an interest in cooking, she became his assistant. This year she mashed the egg yolks, diced the onion and helped stir in all the ingredients. I foresee in the future her dad will be the assistant, if he’s lucky! LOL!              "Happiness is homemade.”       "People who love to eat are always the best people." — Julia Child 11/29/2022