Frankie's professors might get suspicious when he uses words like "doth", "thou", and "prithee".

Ah, if only education were stagnant.

you know, you're only 4 years away from FT being able to use those.

Roofers are here today! It's supposed to be in the 50s for the next few days so they're taking advantage of the warm weather.

Semester is DONE!

Motivation to keep grading, an email from one of my students: "Thank you for being a good teacher; your class was challenging but fair and I appreciate that. Have a merry Christmas."

Edgardo is super extra great!
He re-covered all the dining room chairs today while I was at
work. Hooray for soft chairs to sit on!

It looks pretty, hope it holds off here until everyone is home on the 24th.

Some things come back again

My first three Christmas cards were all from charities or
businesses.

Happy St. Ambrose Day! (Patron saint of beekeepers)

First Christmas card arrived today....FL Fohrmans + latest addition win!

curious winter driving in the west. planning our route via elevation maps.

I call not it on expecting and making piles.

No he's grown into bigger messes, but it'll be great once it's
done.

I just wonder what all the piles of stuff are. Is Matto leaving his crayons laying around?

thanks for the laugh...so loud all my co-workers had to check on me

Maybe Nathaniel's just trying to foreshadow his Christmas present for mom this year. He's been married almost 4 months now. And Merel's talking about all the 'exercise' they've been doing. Just sayin', someone's probably expecting, and given the amount of handstands I've been doing lately, it's definitely not me.

chicken out on going deep into Wyoming?

forget the Grandchildern, I assumed she was waiting for me to arrive.

Christmas cards are done and mailed now too. Now if I can
just get the bedrooms in order so there's room for all 14
people to sleep. I'm slow about the cleaning and having piles
of stuff from one room in the rest doesn't help any.
nto: I definitely need the things to arrive before the people
come.

Yesterday's workout consisted of a lot of grunting. And I haven't had a cup of coffee in over thirty-seven years.

Mom's statement is funnier if you assume it's the grandchildren she is waiting for.

Taod, we're going to Cody, but thanks for playing.

Just to let you guys know, yesterday's workout consisted of hand-to-hand kettlebell swings, handstand holds, and hollow holds. AND I haven't had a cup of coffee in over a week. Hope that's motivating! Keep up the good work!

I think I just finished my Christmas shopping, just a matter
of waiting for things to arrive now.

Don't lie Merel, you're going deeper into Wyoming than that...to Lander. Hey, stop by Thermopolis and hit the hot springs!

Congratulations to Adam and Stephanie and welcome Charlie!
Yay for exercise! Nathaniel and I try and go for 60-90 minutes three times a week.
This weekend we're off to Cody Wyoming.

Yay! She made it!

Michele, keep up the good work! We're working on our gym's Holiday Fitness Challenge to at least maintain our weight through the holidays (we started before Thanksgiving with a weigh-in). And we're on a team, so I have friends & family nagging me. So I'll try to post encouraging words every now and again or at least some nagging words!

For anyone who hasn't been on facebook -- Adam and Stephanie's daughter, Charlie was born today.

Oh, the paper acceptance is no big deal. I'm excited that I'll be in Ohio right around Kamden's birthday.

prowler needs a jump.

will be driving a dodge charger for the time being. no fire in the engine on the way to the dealership.

Gifts ideas on Christmas page appreciated!