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Sunday, December 20, 2015

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Saturday, January 3, 2015

4 Seconds A Day: December 2014

That marks two years of these

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

So we did not plan to be out all day. But we didn't realize how much stuff we had to do today. Bank deposit, transmission flush, x-ray, vaccination, birthday gift for Nadia, find garam masala and ginger garlic paste, beer for dinner party tomorrow, bunny needs food, and butt splices to fix the Bose. We did most of that.

Pizza share for lunch, taco was best

Girl can shop. And she's sneaky too. Played us against each other to get herself a new bow.Asked me if she could get an orange bow. I said "ask your mother, you may already have one". She did. Laura asked "did Daddy say it was okay?". "Yes". "Ok then yes". Back to the register and hands me the bow. "Mommy said yes". Sneaky.

Finally got down to see Ashley in Allentown. Thought since we were down the road it was only right. She's become a northeastern girl, maybe for good, and we should really buy her some vinyl to break her into her new place. And a record player. She's invited to dinner.

Memorable moment: Aesop pukes on Laura.

oh, and we had cookies for dinner

Saturday, December 28, 2013

Christmas Rooted In Myths And Fruit

the scene on Christmas morning

Lookie here, a sparkly one (still not sure how this happens)

Yuula dug right in to some stockings

things were weird early on

but Judee got a nice little surprise

licorice was a bigger hit than expected, considering we always have a bag or two lying around the house

Yuula actually got excited about clothes for once

and her new camera will be a relief for everyone

yeah, more strange fruits

I think Laura was surprised by her bedside crib and more so by my initiative

the ribbon dancer wins biggest bang for least buck

she asked for mermaids, we doubled down

and tho the unicorn was smaller in scale than the one she asked, it hasn't left her side since Christmas morning

and this guy, who she immediately named Clover, will enjoy this winter indoors and this winter alone

showing Grandpa a thing or two about modern technology

Laura was weary and claimed the couch for the better part of the afternoon

cookies made themselves available

who doesn't love a good vat of pasta

cousins closing out the gifting ceremonies

plaid was a requirement

once the center piece of their packages, bows were tossed aside and summarily squished

she could live up there

drinking and cards of course

Yuula took her mother's place at the table

and so goes another Christmas, getting better by the year

Friday, December 27, 2013

Traditions For The Ageless

Our Christmas Eve traditions went off without a hitch. Yuula loved her Santa pjs, as did Laura and I, who bought each other almost identical sleep pants. Great minds...

Yuula seemed smitten with her ballerina shoes to hang on the tree. She doesn't understand the tradition yet but I'm thinking it does not matter at this point. Sparkly pink things are exciting enough without deeper meaning.

A platter full of carefully chosen cookies (those we had ample to spare) a glass of milk, a carrot for the reindeer and a highly anticipated letter to the man himself. The stage was set and all was left to do was pass the hell out.

For Yuula, anyhow...

A Thing For Bing

At dusk on Christmas Eve it began to snow. Hard. After the warm weather and unseasonable melt, we were worried we wouldn't have a white Christmas of any sort. Worries abolished.

I also didn't think we were going to get around to the rosemary lemon polenta cookies II'd been begging for. Once again, worry not oh holiday celebrationist.