We have so much to be thankful for and feel so very blessed. It was nice to be together as a family and to also share this day with our friends,the Gustafsons. I even made gravy "solo"for the first time in 32 years of marriage. It was really good if I say so myself. Kari experimented with pears and gold dust for the table settings. I must admit we had a very
Martha Stewart looking table.
We have been going to the same Christmas Tree farm for 29 years....we got the first tree when Erik was born. It is a fun, day after Thanksgiving day, we always take a picnic, left over turkey, rolls, cranberries, and chips. Some years the weather is hot and beautiful, some years rain and mud, and some years just really, really cold. It usually takes several hours to check out ALL the trees before we can decide which one is the "perfect" tree.
This is the view from our Tree farm. So beautiful with the fog resting on the tops of the trees.
The ocean is just beyond the horizon.
Kari was happy just to wander around taking pictures. Oh yes, she is also good for carrying the tree back to the car.
At last!!!! They found the perfect tree for 2008. Now the trick is to find
where we left the truck and carry the tree back over "hill and dell" and head for home.
The road to the Tree Farm is not a favorite....lots and lots of curves and narrow one way lanes.
Some have been known to get car sick on the drive (Puppy) and have not been invited back. It is all worth it though when you see the beautiful, fresh tree all decorated.
This was typical day on our project in November....lots of equipment. Then it rained, and
We have so much to be thankful for and feel so very blessed. It was nice to be together as a family and to also share this day with our friends,the Gustafsons. I even made gravy "solo"for the first time in 32 years of marriage. It was really good if I say so myself. Kari experimented with pears and gold dust for the table settings. I must admit we had a very
We have been going to the same Christmas Tree farm for 29 years....we got the first tree when Erik was born. It is a fun, day after Thanksgiving day, we always take a picnic, left over turkey, rolls, cranberries, and chips. Some years the weather is hot and beautiful, some years rain and mud, and some years just really, really cold. It usually takes several hours to check out ALL the trees before we can decide which one is the "perfect" tree.
This is the view from our Tree farm. So beautiful with the fog resting on the tops of the trees.
Kari was happy just to wander around taking pictures. Oh yes, she is also good for carrying the tree back to the car.
At last!!!! They found the perfect tree for 2008. Now the trick is to find
Finally, after two years of planning and "dealing" with the city of Portola Valley, the first 
So much NOISE!. We received a "worst neighbor of the week" award 
I will admit, the noise did get annoying after the first couple of days. This project has been consuming much of our lives for the past two months. So many decisions to make.
