Apparently, I don’t look at my blog while on vacation, heh. A belated Happy New Year to everyone. We had a good time, with our friend Marty visiting for his birthday, chili fest part two, and gaming. We actually played a $5 game of hold-em with five people, which was really fun since we haven’t played in two years (or longer?).
Out with the old, in with the new!
Merry Christmas, or if you prefer, Happy Holidays. Looks like we’re going to have a white Christmas here with a NWS blizzard warning in effect for the next 12 hours — which is fine with me since I’m not working and we’re not driving anywhere for the next few days. Woot!
It’s a rain-all-day-long kind of day outside. Fortunately, in a rare bit of foresight, we went out to celebrate Easter at my in-law’s yesterday, when it was gorgeous out – sunny and (rare for Oklahoma) not windy. Papa Howie grilled steaks and we had an Easter egg hunt outside – it was very nice.
I think (hope) we’ve got Ry indoctrinated against tobacco usage. After saying grace before eating, he wanted us to bow our heads so he could tack on one of his (frequent) post scripts: “Please Jesus help Papa stop smoking, because smoking is bad for you.” Haha, we were cracking up. Actually, I think Papa Howie is going to stop soon. They’ve been renovating the house a bit lately and I noticed there were no ashtrays inside any more, so good for him. (Nana Vick has been off cigarettes since her heartattack last year.)
And finally, because nothing says Easter like coordinated fire and morale checks, I’ve been granted a 3-hour furlough to go over to Brian’s house to play Panzer Grenadier while his wife and kids are out and about. Woohoo!
Happy Easter!