All Gifts done

Here we close to the end of 2016. The gifts are all ready and Ethel and I will be here alone as Alden's went up to Mammoth for Christmas and to do all the things in the snow. We are planning on having them coming to our house for dinner and exchange gifts. The dinner will be Red & Green jello salad, scalloped potatoes with ham, rolls, relish dish. Apple cider, wine for adults. A platter of cookies, fruit cake etc.Maybe we will play chicken track.
So this is our plan for New Years
Our friend Marianna and John treated us to a dinner at a park in Poway. This is a great place we would like to take Alan's to. John just had a knee replacement and he plays tennis at the Swim & Tennis club across the street, he would like to play tennis with Alan.

                                           Marianna Bea & Ethel at the Park in Poway

                                              The Angel gift I received from Tess

Soon Will Be Christmas

Yesterday Tom picked up Ethel and I to go to their house for a Birthday party for Gerrie. Had a great dinner and we played chicken track with them. They have a beautiful home in Scripps Ranch. At about 9:00 pm Tom brought us home. Last night was very cold down in the low 30"s as the grass was white this morning.
Today we went to Church then went to Denny's and had biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs and hash browns. This afternoon Mary came with cookies for Ethel's Birthday which is tomorrow, the 19th of December.
We had planned to have Alden's here today for dinner and exchange gifts but Alden and Josh came down with a sickness so maybe we will get together New Years day. Next week if Alden's get over their sickness they will be going up to Mammoth for Christmas Eve and Christmas day and a few days. We are scheduled for a few more Christmas celebrations.
It seems like this year went by so fast.

Christmas Concert

Yesterday we went to Church then we went to Denny's for breakfast. Letter on we put up some Christmas lights in the dinning room.
At about 3:00 pm we went to church for the 4:00 pm Christmas concert. We went early to get a parking place as they are still working on the solar system in the parking lot.
The Christmas concert was very good with the orchestra and the choir. We had a seat right in front of the orchestra. It was great to watch the orchestra.. And by the way we are so blessed to be able to go to this church as every so often they have concerts which we attend.
This morning we went to our ceramics and this afternoon we went to play hand and foot at the club.