OK, so I think I've had enough snow to last me  the rest of my life!  I moved out to the West Coast to get AWAY from it 20 years ago, and now we have MORE snow and the folks back East are enjoying WARM weather and guess what - NO SNOW!!!  Dang it anyways! 

So, Christmas has come and gone with the whirlwind of preparations and all that's involved.  Ours was a great Christmas.  I just got all the Christmas decorations finally put away yesterday.  I'm embarassed to say that I have 21 Rubbermaid bins of JUST CHRISTMAS decorations!!!  Yep, I counted them myself!  No wonder it takes me an entire day to put them out and then to put them away again.  I do love Christmas time, though.  It's so nice to think about the birth of Jesus and the real meaning of what Christmas is all about without all the commercialism that Christmas has become in the world.

I'm off to Africa on the 29th with a dear friend of mine.  Connie and her hubby have already adopted a little boy (8 years old) from Africa (Liberia) last year.  (Did I say that they already have four children???)  While there to pick up this little boy, Connie's hubby and my hubby (who accompanied him) found out that the boy had a biological sister that had not been noted on any paperwork.  So, now we are going to pick up the little girl - his sister, who's 12.  It should be an interesting trip.  Please pray for our safety, health, and courage while we're there.  You can also pray for these children at the orphanage.  Liberia is a war-torn, and very poor country.  Many of the children who are in the orphanage there, witnessed their parents being killed by rebels several years ago.  I cannot even imagine being witness to such a thing.

Here is the URL for my girlfriend's website for Canadian adoptions from Liberia:  www.forthechildren.ca . 

I have to take my son to his hockey practise now, but will write more tomorrow.  Have a wonderful evening!