today is the last full day of our two week christmas visit by our wonderful family. no tears from me yet, but they are very close to the surface. as nancy cornwell says, i'm juicy! we have had our trials and tensions this visit as we always do, but that's what makes family family. liz and andrew have spent their christmas cash helping the american economy grow and are going home in more bags than they came in. one more play date in the morning with jaca and i have made a big breakfast casserole and we will belly up to the trough one more time. the fridge is full of food that needs a home....shall we have a left over swap? otherwise, i will call steve and load him up so he can dine in style for a few days. it's the least i can do for our ace number one handyman. day two of the new year was a quick trip to the sock shoppe in griffin for some new smaller dixie belles and some trousers since my closet is getting rather slim. fat, fatter and fattest are now arranged fat and fatter and waiting to be worn. oh how i love how that sounds since i know for sure they will be worn. prayers for us tomorrow as we dialize, fly and start to heal the hole in our hearts from good byes.