Merry Christmas to those christmassing!

Happy Movie Day to others! (I would love a movie Xmas some day.)

I am cooking turkey dinner for the family for the first time. I woudl say my family's confidence in my turkey skills is low. Both my sisters have called to check in already. (And I thought I was going have to punch my sister in the face last night if she gave me anymore "advice.")

Merry Christmas to those that celebrate, Happy Sunday to those that don't!

Off to the Xmas brunch at the Old Ladies' Penitentiary soon. I'm spending my day Making Mom Happy, which is probably the best present I can give her.

I'm all flaily because I got a Kindle Fire!!!

My brother made my jaw drop by getting us a Kindle. Daaaaaang.

You're a good daughter, Theo. And you have a good brother, Tep.

There're gale-force gusts out there, so we're hunkering by the (dvd on the flatscreen) fire, listening to a random collection of Christmas and esoteric holiday cds found in a box while looking for something else, and smelling the Christmas ham. H is speaking Ukrainian with his mom on the phone, and the kids will call later sometime today. Neighbors drift by as the mood takes them.

H has football this evening, which has seriously screwed our recent tradtion of viewing extended version LotR trilogy. We may do that tomorrow. Or Wednesday. Till then there's excellent coffee, and Yuletide. ::raises mug:: Merry Happy, all of you.

For those of you wanting a visual on how much Emmett has grown in the last year, here he is towering over his mom.

Wow! Also because I only see her in occasional pictures, I'd forgotten how stunning JZ is. Makes me worry about my memory sometimes. Not the sort of thing a man should forget.

Buffy reboot back in limbo: [link]

I love how the heights and relative sizes in that photo have no relationship to reality. Looking good, Seth.

I got Kristen a meat tenderizer that is brass knuckles with the flat spiky back so you can punch your chicken flat.

We thought of you, ita.

Fun prezzie, Allyson!

Emmett didn't know he was getting an iPad this year.

But JZ's family stepped up and pooled their resources to get him something nice since he's been such a trooper about the very early morning commutes, plus he's raised his grades and lowered his time in the mile and he's been a great big brother too. He really deserved a treat, and he's pretty ecstatic.

Also JZ got him a t-shirt for the show Archer that says "Grill Me A Cheese" and Emmett assures me that it is the greatest item of clothing he's ever had.

And now he's working on his Pirates of the Caribbean Lego set.