Not-Quite-Country Girl

                    "We're goin' to the zoo, zoo, zoo

                    How about you, you, you?

                    You can come too, too, too

                    We're goin' to the zoo, zoo, zoo."

Just a few last photos (many taken by my sister Barb) of our Florida Mama weekend...

No trip to my sister Maria's place in Florida is complete without a trip to one of the many springs in her area.

This is my 17-year-old nephew Wyatt, a junior at Trenton High School in Trenton, Florida.

Mama didn't know that we had a surprise up our sleeves.

Barb, Mama, and I flew from frigid Indianapolis into the sunshine of Gainesville, Florida last Friday, where we rented a minivan and met Maria and her daughter Seanna (who got out of school mid-day to see us) in Alachua at a charming restaurant called The Conestoga.

Mama celebrated her 83rd birthday Sunday with her very favorite people in the world!

Just wanted to let you know, in case you miss me or something, that I'll be gone for a long weekend in Florida's gator country.

There is no place Mama would rather be than sitting at her sewing machine.

While I loved ALL of our Christmas celebrations, my favorite one was our last one...when all four of our children and their families were all able to be here together this past Saturday.