We're Decking New Halls

Dear Friends and Family,

Never been a big fan of the end of the year letter but as most of you know this has been a cray cray year for us and I want to bring you up to date……and let you know we're all fine

Willi's and my divorce was final in February 

and I moved to New Mexico in March

  

William had a stroke in April and I came back to Florida

(note - he is very good now)

and again in June for the girls' dance recital 

it was Emily's first year on toe

she rocked it...

and Lucy's first year in Ballet 

she's a natural

  they were adorable as you can see   

we are so proud of them!

William drove back to New Mexico with me after the recital, and stayed a month - he liked it.  He went back to Florida, sold his house and moved his stuff to New Mexico. 

The kids came out in July, Arlo and Lucy had never seen mountains 

 and so many rocks!

in September Willi bought us a wonderful house that suited both of us better than my house in Ojo Caliente did

the new house is in El Rito, a small town up against

the mountains of the Carson National Forest off the main roads of Ojo and Abiquiu

our sweet ranch in the shadow of Cerro Pedernal

a sacred mountain of the ancients

quiet and peaceful, it's a small wonderfully friendly community 

we moved in October, the Ojo house is for sale

the new house is awesome - 

it has 3 sunrooms to the south and south west

 since the sun is almost always shinning in New Mexico

 they heat up the house!

and we have petunias blooming in December....

adobe houses stay really warm too

it is 18 degrees out right now at 3 am

and 65 in the house

and the fire has been out for hours......

  we think we found that place we can stay for a while…. 

(you laugh)

one of the sweetest things to happen this year 

is our new grandbaby on the Michel side of the family!

  

Quinn-Cameron Jr. was born November 30th!

 we can't wait to meet him! 

  

good job Sadie and Quinn!

the best of Holidays and the happiest of New Year's from our family to yours

xxoo