It looks like Christmas on the Gulf Coast will not be as cold as we would like but last night cooler air was brought in with high winds and a deluge of rainfall. Our high Christmas day will be 50 degrees, which could have easily been 80 degrees, so 50 degrees is great.

Anita, Dave and their children came for a visit last evening and once again I learned something new. Some of you may have been like me when you were raising your children and the Christmas tree was not to be touched, right? Well, when you become a grandparent all that changes...you get to do it RIGHT this time. The little girls were delighted with the ornaments and they went home with two bells each off the tree. The boys are getting older and I like to tease that I did not get them anything so when they found their name on a present or two, they were delighted.

We need to remember that the wonder of Christmas is for the little children. That's the reason why, over the years, when we beautifully decorated our own homes, we regressed back to Christmases when WE were little children.

Until later ... getting ready to watch the New Orleans Saints play the Philadelphia Eagles!