2012

Well, here we are in 2012. I wonder what the year will bring. You can make all the plans you want, but sometimes things don't go the way you expect. We are making plans, but there is nothing written in stone...yet.

We have pretty much decided not to take Sherman to Panama this year, although we may still go into Guatemala and Belize with him. Or we may park Sherman and fly out of the country for a short time if we can find a cheap airfare deal. All of this will happen after our daughter leaves in mid February. We probably won't even make the decision until then.

We're also considering summer plans. We were looking at a four month house sitting opportunity near Vienna, Austria. But again, we're not willing to commit to something like that until March or April, so odds are good something else will come up. We don't really care where, although a two to four month house sitting stint in Europe or the U.K. would be our preference.

We're also considering driving our little car all the way from Canada to Chile and Argentina, and using couchsurfing and hostels for accommodation as well as bringing our tent.

So, who knows what adventures the year will bring.

We had a great pot luck dinner last night with all the campers. There were 22 people, and there was lots of delicious food.

Everybody at Hacienda Contreras enjoying New Years pot luck buffet.

We sat around and talked for a few hours and then we went back to Sherman and watched a movie. Co-incidentally, the movie ended right at midnight and we heard some fireworks going off in the town at the same time. So here we are in 2012!

Grandson Cameron welcoming in the new year!