Bob and I had a busy but lovely holiday with my relatives in and around my hometown of Janesville, Wisconsin. Since my mom lives in a one bedroom apartment, we rented a one bedroom house through Airbnb. We usually stay in a motel where we’re in Janesville, but this time we wanted the ability to cook.
One of the first items on the agenda was a baking day at my aunt and uncle’s house in my mom’s hometown of Albany, Wisconsin, about a 25 minute drive from Janesville. They have a lovely new home that they built with a spacious kitchen. We made 2 batches of cookies and 2 batches of bars and had a great time catching up.
Saturday, mom and I finished some last minute shopping while Bob made a salad to take to the Runaas (my mom’s family) holiday celebration on Christmas Eve afternoon. We do our Runaas Christmas at theAlbany’s Lion’s Club since there are too many of us for anyone’s house.
I’m the oldest grandchild by 3 months over my cousin Susie (with me here).
On Christmas Day, mom came over to our Airbnb for breakfast and opening gifts before we headed to my aunt and uncle’s house on my dad’s side. It was a much smaller gathering, but still good to be with family and catch up.
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