Holiday Ruminations

Christmas has come and gone. We've got a green Eddie Bauer shopping bag sitting on the floor, chock-full of candy and chocolate from the various stocking stuffers. Todd likes raiding it, giving me an angelic look and hinting "There's something in the green bag!" We seriously need to hide it-- out of sight, out of mind!

Speaking of coveting things, Allan and I have proven that we truly are bigger kids than our own toddler son. First there was his stuffed turtle-- it was so cute and cuddly that I wanted one of my own. Before I got it for Christmas, Todd had picked up on how much I liked his turtle, and started sharing it with me. But I'm not the only culprit. Allan grew up playing with Tonka toys, not the cheap plastic kind, but the sturdy metal ones that last lifetimes. So when Todd got a Tonka dump truck from his aunt, you can imagine who else wanted one (I have the video evidence of Allan's out-loud wish, too!) and who wound up on the living room floor playing with glee... long past the little man's bedtime :-P

Boxing Day. Canadians, Brits and Australians celebrate it. I guess that makes us the only English-speaking industrialized nation *not* to celebrate it. And that means I have no idea what it's supposed to entail. So what ARE you supposed to do on Boxing Day? And what did you guys do?

2007 is nearly over. What a year it's been! I remember ringing in 2006 with a bunch of Net friends all over the world-- what a riot! Allan didn't know most of them, but I remember connecting my laptop to the projector so the screen was displayed on our living room wall, and he could read along on the IM window (as well as hear the mic users through my turned-up speakers). This year will probably be more low-key, probably Times Square on TV. Todd loves fireworks, too bad midnight is far too late for him to stay up to see some. And maybe I'll find some pear cider and give it a try for once! Any brand suggestions?

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