THANKS!  I am thankful for all of my friends who showed care and concern for me... special thanks to Zakiah for the research and the contacts she made, and for getting me in touch with Eugenia, who gave me the link I needed in order to pay for my membership to be renewed.   Thank you to Eugenia for that information; it is good to be back to blogging again.

So . . . where have I been this week? I have been writing our annual update letter, and am still working on getting out Christmas cards and letters, and I have also been doing some decorating of our living room.

I created my own card (with the help of a site that graciously allows folks to use the clipart for free).  Also, one thing that I enjoy doing is making collages, including creating a photographic "recap" of the year.  A lot of the pictures you may have seen if you have followed me throughout this year. I am sharing the card and the collages with you in the rest of this post.  I won't plan to put up another blog until Christmas day (since we celebrate with our family on Christmas Eve), but I shall try to keep up with visiting all of you my friends, who are much better at updating than I am. 

That being said, HAVE A BLESSED CHRISTMAS!  ~ Love, Carolyn