Since my Uncle was obliged to stay in a hotel, I got him a tree. The hotel staff were gracious and allowed me to get into the room early to put the tree up and decorate it!
The tree was the top of a larger one and smelled wonderful! I decorated it with ornaments that had belonged to my grandparents.
We spent Christmas Day with family friend Marie McGhee. She has been part of our family holiday celebrations as long as I can remember!

Uncle Richard left December 27th to visit friends in Philadelphia. I will spend New Year's Day with Marie. We will eat pork and sauerkraut and watch Penn State and Tennessee play in the Outback Bowl. Then I will start working my way back to Florida starting January 5th. I'll fly back to Haiti January 11th.