Ever since my youngest left home, I have planned to spend the winters in Arizona.  What a treat to go through the winter months without snow and all the struggles that go with it, and to see all my siblings at the same time.  (Most of my family had moved out West, one household at a time, since 1989.)  Yet every year, something would come up to keep me from visiting.

This winter, I made it!  What a time we had, starting with a Christmas reunion.  The dinner, presents, family photos, squ...


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