Dolly Walk

Yes, our son has a doll.
Yes, he likes to brush her hair.
Yes, he gives her kisses.
Yes, I bought this doll for my son.
Yes, he drags her around by her hair saying, "Come Daya!".
Yes, I think it's adorable.
Yes, they have a special relationship.
No, it's not like that.

What I've been busy with

I just love the creative, design aspect of my job as a photographer. I love taking the pictures, but I have also really come to love "working the photos" after wards. It satisfies a creative, artistic, part of me that nothing else does (partly because I'm not GOOD at anything else?). Here are this week's achievements (I can't take credit for the photos in the top card, just the design...although I did fiddle with the photos a bit to make them a little more "card friendly". But the bottom card is mine from start to finish.)

Snug as a bug in a rug

It's been getting mighty chilly outside (yesterday was around -35 with the windchill!). But we have managed to keep cozy, and enjoy the winter outside our windows. We've ventured out twice for groceries etc, but for the most part we are happy with our books and blankets, and the occasional visitor. We have birds on our deck that come to push the snow off the bird feeder, and we haven't seen the rabbits yet, but the evidence of their visits is a tremendous mosaic across our back yard. But best of all is when Luke's Daddy comes home for lunch.

My Christmas present from Derek.

Our newest piece of furniture, and by far the heaviest. This 130 year old piano is joining the ranks of our old, character-filled furniture. I am so pleased that our son will learn to make music on a beautiful old beast just like I did. Thanks Derek and (former?) friends for moving such a monstrous instrument into our home!

Can you guess what we're getting him for Christmas?

Stanley Skywalker Comic Strip: Episode the First

Another blue, snowy day around here and thankfully Luke and I have very little on our to do list. We are coasting into this hectic time of year and taking advantage of "the calm before the storm" by watching Christmas movies and staying in our pajamas until noon. Ah.

Waiting for December

The snow was just waiting for December it seems. We've had snow, but it hasn't stuck around, and we certainly haven't had anything quite like this. There was about three inches of snow on the driveway when Luke and I went out to shovel this morning, and another quarter inch fell while I was shoveling! Luke has lots of winter gear, so we were prepared. And I was pretty excited to see him play in the snow since last year he was too tiny. Turns out his boots are a little big, so after a few efforts to wade through the snow, he gave up and crawled until I had cleared enough of the driveway for him to help.

And drum roll please.....brrrrrrrrrrrr (appropriate sound effect, no?):
The cat's name.
At long last.
Be prepared to be amazed.
It's a name like no other.
It.
Is.
Baby Cat Gertrude!
*ecstatic crowd noises*

Luke calls her Baby. Derek calls her Cat. I call her Gertrude.

It's a win, win, win, really.