Tuesday, December 28, 2004
Madison Driveway, Tucson, AZ - Dec 19-27
We came up here for Christmas in order to avoid almost daily round-trip visits from Benson to Tucson and because we enjoy parking here so much. It is one of the loveliest places we have stayed, with the desert landscaping and the closeness of the Catalina mountains. Doug's daughter Erin and her husband Bryan visited for most of the week. We also had a brief visit from Doug's brother, Rodger, his wife, Jan, and two of their three children. 
Erin & Bryan and Willie & Doug drove to Phoenix to see the third child, daughter Kerry, play in a basketball tournament. It has been wonderful to see them all.Getting into the holiday spirit, Willie donated 10 inches of hair to Locks of Love(www.locksoflove.org), a non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under 18, who suffer from long-term medical hair loss. She still has shoulder-length hair!
We attended another concert in Tucson by the Arizona Repertory Singers. Exchanging gifts, sharing holiday meals and watching old favorites on TV have kept us all in the holiday spirit. 
On Christmas Eve we visited the beautiful lights of Winterhaven.The cats seem to be pretty happy in Arizona this time. The weather has been on the cool side, so we have had to keep the heater running more. They like this a lot. They curl up in front of it, sometimes even choosing this over a lap!
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