Random things from the last… monthish
- We finally purchased a digital camera. We’ve been having to live within our means for the last year or so and our desire for a camera was sooo great. In the end God has rewarded our faithfulness. Not only are we within our means but we were able to use bonuses to get what we wanted and not have to settle for something less. We’re both happy with what we got because neither of us had to sacrifice to please the other. We’ve gotten a few other things on our “wants list” but far and away the camera was our largest desire.
- I’m finally done with the shopping cart at work. Well, done enough. There’s always bells and whistles to be added later.
- Dirty Santa can be a dangerous game. Especially in the hands of some people (no, not me). Nuff said.
- Normally Lilly is our photogenic cat. She sleeps in the cute positions everywhere. But this Christmas it was Flala all the way. When strange people enter the house both cats wind up under our bed. But Flala overcame her “cattiness” enough to sit in the living room with us. Part of this was due to the fact that we had a fire in the fireplace. Lilly has never experienced fire before but Flala lavishes in it. She flopped down in front of it and layed sprawled out most of the time. Made for one heck of a picture.
- Not content to stop there Flala began to play with Gigi. Gigi had one of those dangle-on-a-string toys and Flala just ate it up. I don’t think she’s ever played so much with someone she’s just met. Lilly only managed to come out late in the weekend and even then it was brief.
- Erin once again made her fabulous prime rib. She was worried it would turn out like The Turkey(tm) did (first time fantastic but never quite the same again) but it was just as superb as last year’s. I do believe we have a tradition going. And, true to Erin, it’s an expensive one.
- It’s not often I had hit a grand slam but Erin’s been on this kick about family trees. And it just so happened we were going to have 3 generations under one roof. So I got her Family Tree Maker (powered by Mormons). Her initial reaction was “Oh, that’s nice” but 6 hours and at least 4 lenghty phone calls later to Michigan I knew we had a winner. Who cares that the other 2 bombed? Nobody knows how often Babe Ruth struck out, just how often he hit home runs. Even now she waits for me to get done so she can go right back to it. I think I’ve created a monster…
- We used china for the first time ever. See picture below. Chris and Erin went nuts over the table but it looked great in the end.
- There was no work done this weekend. Well, what I could forbid Erin to do at any rate. I did get her to put off laundry for a whole half an hour. But now she’s hooked on the family tree thing. Maybe it is a good thing after all…
- Andrew called me today asking if we could bring the Gamecube. Kid’s got the shakes bad. Maybe I can help him out with some Katamari… It helps Erin at any rate.
- Despite all the chaos this year we had a really good Christmas. I was worried it would be something drab or down but it really shaped up well. We had her family and visited mine and it really didn’t depress me like it has in the past.
Well, I must go, there’s things to work on before Friday and Knoxville. Alas, work meetings are making for late driving for us. 
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