CHRISTMAS DAY

One concrete foundation done, and one to go.

These pictures show Marc's project of replacing the plastic foundations under the two air conditioning units at their home in Tucson. On Christmas Eve day, we replaced the first plastic support with concrete, and today, we'll do the same with the second unit. Why any home builder, particularly one in Arizona, would use plastic to support anything in the brutal heat and direct sunlight, is beyond me. To keep the units level, Marc had been placing wooden blocks underneath where the plastic was cracking and warping. The new concrete will eliminate that problem.

Yesterday morning, we arrived at Marc, Chandra, & Laila's around 10am, and quickly discovered what Santa brought the night before. The flash on my camera has decided not to work, so no pictures of the new stuff. Laila was in charge of distributing the packages, and before long the living room was a sea of wrapping paper, ribbon, and empty boxes. I won't get into describing all of the gifts, lets just say that between Mom & Dad, Grandparents, and all of the other relatives, Laila ended up with a pile of new goodies. One of her presents from Mom, Dad, Grandma & Grandpa was a one week horse camp that starts today. Hopefully this morning, I'll get some pictures of Laila in her new riding outfit before she heads off to camp.

Chandra & Patty fixed a wonderful Christmas dinner, and we all celebrated the day with gratitude that we were together as a family, in good health, and able to provide a child with all the magic of Christmas.

Today, Marc and I will finish the concrete project, as Chandra & Patty take Laila to her horse camp. Laila will spend tonight with us in the motor home, and Grandma & Grandpa will take her to her 12-5 camp tomorrow. We have to leave Wednesday, in order to get back home for an eye Doc appointment for Patty on Thursday.