We always host Christmas dinner, and it's just about the only time each year when my parents get to catch up with Jim's parents. My favorite time is when everyone is sitting around after dinner, chatting and picking at the desserts and cookies. I always take a long look around, and try to just soak in the contentment I feel at having everyone together, safe, healthy and happy.

The warm weather on Sunday was the perfect opportunity to squeeze in an end-of-season raindate shoot. How often do you get near 50 weather in December?

We took a drive to one of our favorite hiking spots in Upper Black Eddy. Ringing Rocks is a little park that has a bed of boulders that ring when hit with a hammer or stone. They seem to cascade down a hill, yet they are more concentrated near the top than at the bottom. Once you make it through the boulder field, there is a short hike to the highest waterfall in Bucks County. It's a beautiful drive up River Road. On the way back we detoured into Stockton, NJ to have lunch at Cravings.

Hmmm, I guess we are at about 8 inches at 9 p.m. Wonder what tomorrow morning will bring? At least we have the snow blower gassed up and running, so we're set for now.