Pre-Christmas Nose Job

On the day before we broke for the holiday, we had a staff gift exchange to which six of us wore the noses you see pictured below. The six of us ride the bus to work each day, along with Justine and Olly's 3 year old boy, Zinzan. Olly and Justine, at either end, bought them a month or two ago for us all to wear into work for a good laugh and we finally managed for the staff party. That is not Olly's real hair, by the way; it comes with the cap but he likes it well enough to request a set of his own. 

Here we are pictured in Olly's grade 3 classroom. The other one is of Robert and Rose trying to sort out a Christmas kiss. It's a bit like Pinocchio meets Miss Piggy.

The Phelps just left today for their 26 hour odyssey to southern California to have Christmas with Robert's 93 year old mother along with their own children and grandchildren. The Olsons flew out this morning for Christmas in Thailand, and in a few hours we head to Rome for a ten day stint with Neil, Claire & Scott.  My second glass of wine will be a toast to you all for a peaceful and happy Christmas.

Enjoy the holiday; put your feet and your brain up for a bit, and stay away from all those sweets.