I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and is getting ready to welcome 2015 in. We will be missing midnight this year, as our cab to the airport arrives January 1 at 4:30 am!

We had a great Christmas visit with Grama Joan and Grampa Doug in Kingsville. Aunt Judy and Uncle Malcolm and cousin Evan came too, which was lots of fun.

This time, I thought I would share some photos of Joe and the various dogs he has loved in our travels. You’ve heard earlier about Joe’s love for Aunt Mary’s dogs Louie and Sophie. But in the last month he has been able to cuddle with Rosie, Louie and Sophie (again), Sparky, and Riley. And this year Santa brought him his very own dog suit, so he can pretend to be a dog in their midst.

The next blog will likely be from California. The ship sets sail January 5th. We are very ready!