Turning into Deer Creek Blvd you view these beautiful Florida oak trees

You slow to a stop at the gate house waiting for the attendant to give his nod and raise the bar.

And now to Tracy and Pamela Drake’s home in beautiful sunny Sarasota Florida where I am very fortunate to live with them.

As we arrive at the Tracy and Pam Drake home let’s see what is going on inside.

Pam has set the table with her best China, newly polished silverware, goblets and champagne glasses.

On into the kitchen and… oh great…. Tracy has just taken the ham from the oven and is assisted by my always helpful grand daughter Sarah. Also very nice is that her friend Ado is our family photographer.

Sarah checks to see all our dishes of mouth watering food made it to the table as she fills our champagne goblets. As you see Matt, always helpful, has already seated me at the table.

Our happy family together.. photo taken by Ado our professional photographer.

Just how helpful is this? We are so fortunate to have Matt and Sarah fill our dinner plate with our chosen food. Ham baked with brown sugar and mustard coating topped with pineapple slices, also escalloped potatoes, green bean casserole, asparagus and Tracy’s special corn bread. His secret….he adds whole kernel corn, cream and butter with two boxes of Jiffy corn muffin mix.

I made a coconut cream pie and a pumpkin pie but we are all so full we decide to wait…….someone said 15 minutes…..for desert.

We all gathered around the tree and opened presents that Santa left for us.

Matt and Evin showing the present I had wrapped and ribboned. How you like? They call them “Flo’s bows”.

Tracy and Sarah watch as I open a package from Sarah and Ado. Delicious Belgium goodies.

I had baked sugar cookie cut outs that Pam, Evin and Sarah decorated them Christmas Eve while joining Tracy, Matt and Ado in the family room watching a ball game on TV.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT. I had already gone to bedzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

FRF❤️