Christmas was pretty good this year. Seanie and I were able to sleep in this morning, making our leisurely way up to the Buckley ranch just in time for a hearty breakfast of bacon, sausages, waffles, and eggs. Mostly bacon in my case - I don’t want to say I hogged it all because that would be punny, but it would also be true. Yum. Bacon breakfast. ( Read more... )

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Tonight was the annual RHA holiday party. For the residents, it's a great event with free food and a chance to reconnect with your neighbors. For me, it's just another work night, although I wear a festive little red dress and try to be extra charming and cheerful. It's fun, as work events go, but I spend most of the evening bringing out trays ( Read more... )

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Yesterday we had a little get together at Kitty's house.  It was the usual group - me, Kero, Bandaid, Sandy and Maria.   And the hostess, naturally.  We just sat around and talked, eating Mexican food and watching Kairi, Kitty's daughter, run around the house chasing dogs and screeching ( Read more... )

Merry Christmas!Seanie went down to Atascadero with his parents this morning to visit his grandparents, leaving at such an early hour that I wasn't even awake when he sneaked out.  I rolled out of bed at a much more leisurely rate and wandered over to my parents' house for breakfast.  Mom made a spinach omelette, and we decided to catch an ( Read more... )

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Christmas with Seanie's family was a little early this year. We celebrated it on Sunday the 22nd, instead of on the 25th or 26th as we have in years past. It was a pretty good day, albeit a very long one ( Read more... )

I'm not sure whether it's a good thing or a bad thing to work in the office during the holidays ( Read more... )

Every year, the Buckleys have a sock party. I’ve written about it before, but to quickly recap: every member of the family has a red stocking with their name on it. Everyone buys something, traditionally under $5 but modern times has stretched the limit closer to $10, for everyone else’s sock. When it’s your turn, you slip your presents into the ( Read more... )