Christmas Day-2008

Our plan for Christmas Day was to go to McClusky, 30 miles south of Butte, to visit Karen's Aunt Marie and cousin. For the past several years, Karen's cousin and her husband would take their motorhome to Texas to visit family during the winter. So Karen and I made it a point to make a Thanksgiving dinner and a Christmas dinner and take it to McClusky and spend those special days with her "Special Auntie".

Before we left town we went for a short walk around the neighbourhood since it was such a nice clear and crispy day.

In town it is difficult sometimes to know just how much the wind is blowing. But once we got out of town and into the open spaces, the wind was more evident as we encountered some ground blizzard activity.

This year, Roger and Marlyn came back early so they put on the Christmas dinner at their place and invited us. That was really a special treat for us. Karen enjoyed so much visiting with her aunt because as she said, "I don't know how many more years she will be with us". In the end, it turned out to be quite the opposite, didn't it? Auntie Marie turned 90 last year.

We left for home a little early because we weren't sure of road conditions and we didn't like traveling after dark for all the deer that are out then. It was a beautiful, clear, and crispy drive home as Karen's camera was clicking away.