12-22-09

Getting ready for lots of company at our house after a very busy November/December, and looking forward to being with family! Another post-op checkup for Danny this afternoon, neurology checkup soon, pulmonary checkup for me, fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! Gong Gong and Pop Pop are headed south to San Antonio for a few days. Mom and I had lunch and window shopped at NorthPark Mall on Saturday, which was so much fun. We took photos by the Anthropologie window, shown above. The line at the cash registers (I guess that's an obsolete term?) was probably 20 people deep! It was so nostalgic, having taken Kevin and Danny to see the same Santa Claus there for so many years. His beard used to be strawberry-blonde, but now it's completely white, and he looks like a true Santa Claus! The minute we walked into the mall, we saw a "mall walker", which reminded me of Papa. The only other "Christmasy" thing we've had time to do is drive around town looking at lights one evening. Andrew has been so helpful with everything, even putting ornaments on the tree when I was sick. Kevin and Rachel will drive up on Christmas day; his company is moving offices this week, and he is excited about getting his own office with a window. Danny is making progress with his arm, rotator cuff injuries and post concussive syndrome. He is even playing his guitars, making Jimi Hendrix proud.