Once again when Christmas is over...my special gifts still continue on in to the New Year. The gift of my friends that I share all year. Each year our  "Heavenly Family" comes home for the Holidays too.  This year the group was quite a bit smaller and different than the previous years but friendships continue to grow.  We ended the old year with a New Year's Eve/ Anniversary supper out and then sat around the fire with friends as we toasted in the New Year.
We had lots of falling snow and shoveling to do but we didn't mind because we had fun too. We spent some time getting to know the new campground owners and even "caught" them at work.  And even though of neighbors and good friends Doug and Jean couldn't spend New Year's Eve with us, they joined us at our fire on Saturday for awhile.  Dennis enjoyed a nap by the fire and me...well I'm always on the look out for bears...I thought I might find one if I blended in a little better. Didn't fool them though...they kept winter napping no matter what I tried.
Then it was time for toasting in the New Year with smiles, warmed by both the fire and new friendships and looking forward to 2008
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The Gift of Friends-
Beginning the New Year together in 2008