Update

Gary is off on another trip, this time to Calgary, Canada. We were already running late when we left for the airport, and then about two exits down the road I asked him if he had his passport, which he did not. So we raced back home, calling Rachel on the cell phone and having her go in our house to get his passport and have it ready to hand us, which she did. To shorten the story, we got back to DFW 30 minutes before flight time, and I didn't hear any more from Gary, so he must have gotten on the flight. And the weather forecast for Calgary is COLD. He returns Tuesday night. Next week, he goes to Orlando, but at least that is in the right direction.

Sadly, Rachel's cat seems to have disappeared and we are afraid it has met its end in the woods. The cat was pretty sassy and probably didn't have enough sense to stay away from the bobcats or coyotes. Rachel is pretty sad.

Speaking of Rachel, she's still subbing every day. Tomorrow she has two half-day jobs at two different schools. We're hoping she can get from one to the other in less than 10 minutes. She is getting excited about being a bridesmaid in Jessica's wedding in January. The oriental style blouse that she is wearing arrived on Saturday. It doesn't quite fit, so I'm doing some alterations on the embroidered and sequined silk.

Andrew was supposed to be in Houston tonight, but he contacted David and said he was staying in Ethiopia two extra days, so will overnight with David on Tuesday night.

David is tentatively planning on spending some days of the Christmas holiday visiting his girlfriend's family in Seattle. Other than that, he's taking lots of tests and getting ready to start clinicals soon. I guess he gets $$ for new clothes for Christmas, since he has to dress up every day for his clinical work.

Tomorrow I hope to finish decorating the house for Christmas, especially the tree and getting a few lights outside.