Many things have occurred since I last posted. Lulu has doubled in size in just a little over a month's time. She was 25 lbs. when we got her on Halloween. Lulu now weighs nearly 50 lbs! Can you believe it? I wasn't aware that Berner puppies grow so fast. Our blended family Christmas was great! It was such a joy to be with my granddaughters once again!!!! I missed them so much! What a blessing they are. It just doesn't seem like Christmas without children around. We had such a fabulous time seeing our grown children and their families. The new identical twin granddaughters (born August 27th) are just darling! Our berner puppy, Lulu, was born on August 23rd. Our 2 year old granddaughter, Bristolyn, bent over and gave Lulu a big kiss! So cute!!!! But too fast for grandma to capture with her camera. Earlier I spotted Bristolyn with one of my favorite porcelain dolls. She was rocking the baby back and forth and giving it kisses. Bristolyn, that girl is a lover already at two!!! Creatively, I was (and am still) working on a project that was to be finished by Christmas. Unfortunately, it didn't happen due to time constraints after being away from home for 6-1/2 months. Oh well, with time and patience all matters come about in their own sweet time.