Peppermint Patty!!

The best part of Nati’s with Papa Bill is having Peppermint Patties for dessert.

When we visited Friday, Maya was running around the house with her headlamp on. It was so cute, except when she was looking directly at me, blinding me …

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Maya and Sparty play so nicely together. Maya just loves him.

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… and who wouldn’t?

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On a side note to Grandma, today marks the day an outhouse arrives and the demo guys show up to begin removing all the trash, junk & mess left behind from the previous tenants at 4754. Bruce thinks it could take a couple days to get it cleaned out & the walls demo’d for new electrical and insulation.

Out of respect, I won’t post any “before” photos, but rather will post ongoing photos of the cleaned up premises and work as it moves along so you can see the progress. We’ve made a couple decisions during your absence we think you’ll approve of (mostly to do with the kitchen), and hopefully by the time you return, we’ll have a close-to-finished product. It’s my understanding Cindi will begin work in the loft next week while work downstairs in the bathroom, etc. is going on. Bruce has been working hard pricing, getting estimates, interviewing workers, etc. I think he’s enjoying being a general contractor.

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The little guy

We (that includes Annie & Bear) miss him:

I’m glad I took plenty of videos to give me an “Alo fix.”

I’m in LA this weekend for a workshop. It rained all day yesterday and I woke up to rain this morning. Off to another early start!

I had a really good meal last night. Some of the best cooked salmon I’ve had …

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What’s that in the tree?

A. A monkey?
B. A baboon?
C. Ron?

If you guessed all three, you are correct!

Ron showed off his agility Saturday by climbing Grandma’s tree and rooftop to take down her holiday lights.

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Happy New Year

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He looks cute, but he was in the bathtub for a reason yesterday morning. According to Jen: “Silas said happy new year by first vomiting on me and then blowing out his diaper.”

IMG_1035.JPG“Who me?”

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“Babe, bring me another beer.”

Alo enjoys the luxury of reclining in front of the fireplace at his new digs.

In the meantime, Bruce and I went to the Natural History Museum yesterday and saw the King Tut exhibit – quite interesting. Along the walk to the Museum we passed what I believe may be the tree planted in memory of my dad, Jack Kelly (circa 1977). I have a photo somewhere of Janni, Jamie, and me (pregnant with Ron) holding Robb. I need to dig it up to compare to see if I got the right tree in the photo below.

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I got notification the family calendars should arrive on or around January 9, so I’ll be making calendar deliveries soon!

It’s cold outside!

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Pizza Nova with the grandkids

I took this video a couple weeks ago at Pizza Nova. It’s cute how Maya and Alo communicate. They’re going to miss each other.

Now, just for fun, check out this YouTube video. It made me laugh & I believe you will too.

I finished the family calendar today. It took me about 8 hours total to get it done and I think it’s going to be the best one yet. The theme this year is the grandkids. It’s pretty much all about them. I should receive it before January 15, and I’ll be distributing them when they arrive. Working on it brought back a lot of memories of the past year. There are so many cute pictures. I can’t wait to see the final product.

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