Mom moved in with us about five months ago. She will be 90 in January, so it seemed like a good time. Since then, we’ve been working on arranging the sale of her house—and now it’s done!

So, what’s Mom doing with all her spare time? Right now, she’s on a cruise in the Bahamas. Presumably, avoiding the hurricane.

She will be in the Netherlands with her five children in a month. The purpose of the trip is to buy Sinterklaas candy! Schuimpjes, strooigoed, en chocoladeleters. I expect we’ll do more than that, but I look forward to seeing what I’ve only heard about thus far. 

Maybe we’ll catch a glimpse of the old guy himself. Or, in Mom’s case, the youngster.