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1. Sadly, I did not get a Chris Evans for Christmas. :( I did, however, get a new pyrex, a tablet, some great socks from sonicbookmark, an awesome Grumpy the Dwarf mug from Harley, and Skin Game, which I haven't read yet even though it's been out for months. We declared this The Year No One Gets Good Presents Because We're All Poor, so the boys were kinda sad they didn't get a lot. They got phones at the beginning of the month, so I didn't do much for Santa gifts - t-shirts, calendars, a box of cereal (yes, I totally wrapped each of them a box of cereal and put it under the tree!), and Pokémon cards for Ronnie and duct tape for Davey.
2. We didn't draw names this year, which both my sister-in-laws complained about because they always have very specific gifts they ask for for themselves and the kids, but I actually like giving presents because I think someone will like them, not because they asked for them. And the gifts I did get my nieces/ nephews were well received! My nephew Cameron, I got him a Venus fly trap and a pitcher plant, and he was SO EXCITED about it. It was great.
3. We have all had the plague. It sucks. I feel like I've been sick for weeks with this yucky virus. I actually felt better for a few days and then it started all over. I'm feeling mostly better now except for this dumb persistent cough and rib/chest pain and tiredness. But I missed caroling with church last weekend because I was feverish and didn't want to chance carrying germs into the nursing homes, and I didn't get Baby K time when friend!Amy and Cliff were in town because I didn't want to get the boys sick. :(
4. Friend!Amy is now 292 miles away from me. And the move has been super rough for all of them. I think we might go down there this weekend.
5. We are going bowling for NYE! Me, the boys, RT & Kris, their kids, and each of the Core Four invited a friend. We have two lanes rented for the night and hopefully we'll have a good time!
6. We went to see The Hobbit and Ronnie and I loved it and want to see it again. Davey was asking me questions throughout the whole thing, like he hadn't seen the first two Hobbits or all the LotR movies. Multiple times. My mom has plans to take the Core Four to see Into the Woods.
7. Anyone watching The Librarians?
8. Quidditch. When Oliver Wood is explaining the game to Harry, he says if Harry catches the snitch, then Gryffindor wins. But that's not necessarily true, right? Because the snitch is worth 150 points, but each goal is worth ten points, so the team that catches the snitch doesn't automatically win.
9. Also HP related, let's talk about House Points. (Ten points from Gryffindor for destroying my soul!) In the first year, at the end of the year Slytherin has 472 points. That just seems like a curiously small number. I mean, each House has an entire school year to earn (and lose) points. I just think the point totals should be higher.
10. The other day, Invisible Dad was on TV, and Davey goes, "Some dads don't need a machine to make themselves disappear!" My kid, in addition to being a smart ass, is sometimes just plain smart. (I so wanted to put that on fb, because my kid IS smart, but I didn't want to deal with the ex-family getting offended by the truth.)
I hope everyone is having a good holiday season! Tell me anything new and/or exciting that I've missed! ♥
2. We didn't draw names this year, which both my sister-in-laws complained about because they always have very specific gifts they ask for for themselves and the kids, but I actually like giving presents because I think someone will like them, not because they asked for them. And the gifts I did get my nieces/ nephews were well received! My nephew Cameron, I got him a Venus fly trap and a pitcher plant, and he was SO EXCITED about it. It was great.
3. We have all had the plague. It sucks. I feel like I've been sick for weeks with this yucky virus. I actually felt better for a few days and then it started all over. I'm feeling mostly better now except for this dumb persistent cough and rib/chest pain and tiredness. But I missed caroling with church last weekend because I was feverish and didn't want to chance carrying germs into the nursing homes, and I didn't get Baby K time when friend!Amy and Cliff were in town because I didn't want to get the boys sick. :(
4. Friend!Amy is now 292 miles away from me. And the move has been super rough for all of them. I think we might go down there this weekend.
5. We are going bowling for NYE! Me, the boys, RT & Kris, their kids, and each of the Core Four invited a friend. We have two lanes rented for the night and hopefully we'll have a good time!
6. We went to see The Hobbit and Ronnie and I loved it and want to see it again. Davey was asking me questions throughout the whole thing, like he hadn't seen the first two Hobbits or all the LotR movies. Multiple times. My mom has plans to take the Core Four to see Into the Woods.
7. Anyone watching The Librarians?
8. Quidditch. When Oliver Wood is explaining the game to Harry, he says if Harry catches the snitch, then Gryffindor wins. But that's not necessarily true, right? Because the snitch is worth 150 points, but each goal is worth ten points, so the team that catches the snitch doesn't automatically win.
9. Also HP related, let's talk about House Points. (Ten points from Gryffindor for destroying my soul!) In the first year, at the end of the year Slytherin has 472 points. That just seems like a curiously small number. I mean, each House has an entire school year to earn (and lose) points. I just think the point totals should be higher.
10. The other day, Invisible Dad was on TV, and Davey goes, "Some dads don't need a machine to make themselves disappear!" My kid, in addition to being a smart ass, is sometimes just plain smart. (I so wanted to put that on fb, because my kid IS smart, but I didn't want to deal with the ex-family getting offended by the truth.)
I hope everyone is having a good holiday season! Tell me anything new and/or exciting that I've missed! ♥