Quick update:
Kaleigh was home for a long time over her break and we had a lovely Christmas with everyone together. Funny thing, on the morning of Christmas Eve I called Nana while playing with the kids outside. She said Papa was outside, too – but under a very different circumstances. We agreed to swap photos taken right then.
Here’s VA:
Here’s VT:
Starting on NYE, we had a great visit in Vermont, though it was only 3/5 as great as it should have been. The night before, Elise came down with yet another ear infection and couldn’t fly, so she and Ames stayed home while Kaleigh, Declan and I went up.
It was 23 below zero when we landed in Burlington. But still we had a blast – playing with the family, snowboarding, hanging with friends. Some pics from my dying camera phone:
You can see at the end what I mean by dying…
It was so awesome to see Declan having so much fun with the cousins – totally dove right into the dynamic and had the time of his life. He is, by the way, the only kid I’ve ever met who prefers shoveling snow over sledding. I mean, he had fun sledding – but he loved shoveling (and throwing the shoveled snow on me). Got in a good day on the mountain with Kaleigh and the Whits and had a fun pizza party with the Beaulieus and Suskins.
Since then we’ve been settling back into work and school – and dealing with far too many illnesses. Seems Declan, Elsie and Amy have been trading off the funk. Everyone just needs a break.
Kaleigh headed back to school and started classes this week. They seem much more interesting and less oppressive than last semester – whew. Horrifyingly, another murder on campus. Just makes me so sad and angry – can’t my little girl just go to college and not worry about that stuff?
But let's end with good news:
WELCOME PRESIDENT OBAMA.
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