The End

It's the last day of the year.
It's my last (full) day in America.
Hmmm...what should I do??
GO TO TARGET, of course!!! Going to Target is always a good idea. I didn't even need anything particular, but shopping at Target is fun. And, it's a great way to end a great year! I hope everyone is enjoying their last day of 2010...tomorrow is another year! If you can't make it to Target, do something equally fun.

I'll let you know where I decide to go next year...

Merry Christmas

I hope everyone had a wonderful MERRY CHRISTMAS!! We had a very special time...my whole family together and lots of kids and lots of presents and lots of stockings. It was great!!

the tree loaded with gifts

all the stockings, too heavy to hang

Vacation Time

Hello friends! I just wanted to say that I've worked my LAST day in 2010, I'm done! From here to the end of the year I'm on VACATION!!! And I couldn't be happier. I'm so excited to travel and see my family and spend a wonderful Christmas time with all of them. Really looking forward to it. I might miss the weather here (because it's warmer) and I will miss a few people, but I will come back next year. The one thing that I will definitely miss is our neighborhood Christmas party. Well, not so much the party, but the arrival of Santa!

In case you can't read it, it says "Santa will arrive in a helicopter". Yup, that's right, here in Panama, Santa flies around in a helicopter. And, he lands in our neighborhood soccer field to pass out presents to the kids. It's the funniest sight to see Santa waving out of a circling helicopter. I kind of wish we were going to be here to see it again, but I'll be OK since missing it means I'll be with family.

Hope you are all looking forward to a wonderful Christmas season and perhaps the arrival of Santa...whatever his transportation may be!

Sloth

We went down to the Marine Park on the coast today. Then the black clouds rolled in and rained on us! Then, we saw a sloth. It was most exciting!!

Bacon & Bags

I went grocery shopping last weekend. When I bring the groceries home, we set them all in the middle of the kitchen floor so I can sort everything and put it all away. Our cat immediately has to inspect every bag. She LOVES grocery bags (or any bags for that matter) and she carefully checks each one. Sometimes she even lays down in the middle of all the bags. It's very funny! But, it gets better...when we are finished putting the groceries away, she loves to play with the empty bags. She will chase them around the room or simply lay on them. If we throw the bags in the air, she attacks them. It's hilarious. We usually play with her and the bags for a while before putting them all away. I think she likes it when I go grocery shopping just as much as I do!!

VIDEO: Bacon playing with bags...

Photo Shoot

Yesterday we went down to the Panama Canal to take some pictures. Sort of a photo shoot for potential Christmas card pics...it was fun. Oh, and we have a beautiful dog!

Ice Cream

I got a new toy last week:

So, today I made my first batch of ice cream:
Getting started...

Almost done...
(you can see the ice cream coming out around the edges on top)

Delicious!

It melts fast, but it's tasty!!