My mom's vacation was mostly staying home because she got sick on and off. But she also had some fun.

This Christmas she enjoyed the New Year's square dance for about two nights. During the dance they raffled all kinds of items. That dance was a fund raiser put on by both the Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches, Search and Rescue, Race Committee and other organizations.

At other times she knit gloves and visited friends when she had nothing else to do.

After her vacation she had to get ready for Slaviq (Russian Orthodox Christmas). She and I rearranged our house so there would be more room in the house.

She followed the big star to one house on Januray 7th. The following days she stayed home because it was too cold out. As the star got closer to her own house she followed it to three or four houses then went home and cooked some things for her own Slaviq visitors.

When the star finally reached our house she helped me and Augusta serve people what they wanted to eat and drink. When we were done feeding she followed the star to other houses until two in the morning.