Merry Christmas! Joyeux Noel!

Here we are,  just a few days away from the Big Day!  Children from all over the world are waiting for the Big Man dressed in red and white.  Will he make a pit stop at 31 Forest Hill Lane?  I sure hope so!

This past week was good and busy.  We ended the week with our Toronto trip and we had a great time.  We left Friday morning, dropped off the Coop at Camp Talemaker, then went to Toronto for our hair cuts.  Following the hairdo, we had lunch at One Restaurant, in Yorkville.  I guess you could call it our pre-Christmas celebration.  It was truly lovely.  The food was excellent and the ambiance was great.  I had grilled calamari and sauteed kale......yummy.  Before going to dinner, we went to the Roof Top Bar of our hotel and had a drink on the heated patio.  How cool is it to be able to have a drink outdoors on December 18?  Then we went to our favorite restaurant for dinner, Dimmi Trattoria.  As usual, it was very nice and very festive.

We picked up the Coop early yesterday morning.  We were anxious to get on the road as they were calling for lots of snow in Huntsville and big snow squalls, with up to 30 cm of snow.  Well,  thankfully, the weather person was wrong and we only got a dusting, at least where we live.  The roads were good for the most part with the exception of a small area of near zero visibility.  Russell used his perfected driving skills and maneuvered through the area with no problems.

We got home to a pretty cool house, as in no heat.  When we woke up Friday morning, we realized that our water furnace wasn't working. Since we were leaving for Toronto, there wasn't anything we could do about it except place a service call.....they came yesterday afternoon but couldn't fix it.  The next service call is tomorrow afternoon. So much for emergency service.... We are grateful that the weather forecast is not calling for frigid temperatures. Our house is a cool, but manageable, 58 degrees F.  Russell has the fireplace going and I have an excuse for baking more cookies....with the oven on, the house stays that much warmer.

A few more trips to the gym before Christmas then we're done for a few days.  Cooper will have his Christmas bath on Tuesday and we go home on Wednesday.  Mom and Dad are counting the days. Coop will be spending Christmas at Camp Talemaker.  We will miss him but we will see him again on Boxing Day.

I leave you with only one photo, the Coop's Christmas picture.  All three of us wish you a wonderful Christmas.  We know a few people that have lost loved ones recently.  We are thinking of you and hope that you find peace during the Holiday season. Hugs and Kisses to all!

Mr. Coop wishes everyone a Merry Christmas!