Laughing at Chaos

I am rather relieved that there are only a few hours left of 2006. It wasn’t a bad year, just a long and full one. Usually when Tom and I work on the Christmas letter we struggle to find things …

The Joys of Sons

I am married to such a good man. Right now, in the wake of a blizzard, he is outside shoveling our neighbor’s driveway. It is so foggy I can’t see him and he’s out there. The neighbors in question left …

And God said unto Noah:Duude, my bad. Scrap the ark, here’s the new plan. A large ski chalet (with a big fireplace, for the apres ski), skis for your family and the animals. Don’t forget the elephants, they get pissy …

It’s already snowing here, and they’re starting to say we’re going to get more snow from this storm than the one that hit last week. Or as Tom put it, “Right now the snow predictions for the next 72 hours …

Ooh, there’s nothin’ meteorologists like more than storms. Gives ’em a reason to get out of bed in the morning. And right now all the Denver forecasters can’t sleep they’re so excited. A storm is a’brewin’, and they don’t know …

And damn, I got one: It’s good to be home safe. We got our scheduled flight home on Saturday. In fact, miracle of miracles, we walked right up to the Frontier check-in with no waiting. Never happens, mark the date. …

I love being snowed in. Unfortunately, my home is snowed in, but here in Chicago it’s simply raining. I hope we can fly in on Saturday (Tom made the good point that the airline will need our plane to get …

I have never been much for doing crafts with the boys. I always thought it was because of my Type A tendencies, but I think there is something more at play here. We decorated a gingerbread house tonight. And if …

I love Chicago. It’s home. I will never leave Colorado, it’s too perfect for me and my family, but Chicago is home. I know the best restaurants to hit (my gumbo levels are getting too low), how to get from …