Quick Successions: New Mexico Edition

School ended for 2017 on December 15. It will reconvene January 4. I also finished the 15th, but I don't have to return to campus until January 8. To celebrate our newfound freedom, we rode on the little train at the mall and then went to see Santa.  Later in the week, we went to the Albuquerque BioPark's River of Lights. It was cold for Albuquerque. You can see the mist rising off the water in this shot. This one with my girl standing in the soft light is my favorite.  

It is holiday time again.  We had fun getting ready for Thanksgiving in November. The highlight may have been making the stained glass ornaments for the window.  There was also the matter of the primary program. Practicing was not as nearly fun as eating the pizza afterward. I went to conferences and to research at several sites in November. One of them was Orlando, Florida. I think I joined an elite club of people who go to Walt Disney World and do go to the park.  But it was beautiful. Hannah was old enough to help with Thanksgiving dinner this year. She did the Jell-O salad. She also helped with the rolls. After dinner we had a pet hospital. Hannah was the doctor and I was head nurse. We had quite an infirmary of patients, but managed to heal them all before it the weekend was over.  After Thanksgiving, we did a little Christmas shopping and then stopped to have lunch. The restaurant looks empty, but it's really not. There was ...