The kids are gone, the house is quiet. Too quiet. We can leave the bathroom door open, walk around without worrying about the squeaks waking the baby, sleep in, flush the toilet at night We are so sad. Maya said "It's ok...I'll be back". We hope so.

Helping grandpa make gnocchis.

and the first snowman of the season!

The first snowball of the season!

proof she has grandpa wrapped around her finger..snow outside & only a sweatshirt!

One of the sponsors of our conference sponsored a free shuttle to the Mall of America Friday night. We only had a few hours but had a ball...ate at the Rain Forest Cafe, shopped at Little Miss Matched (way cool!) and Marshalls, and did a lot of walking and wandering.

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