Daddy has spent this Christmas break writing, writing, and writing. The reason: there are three booklets for this new series, all with new material inside. Still, the writing is from home, and that makes it a bit more tolerable. It's just the deadline factor. Deadlines are like weights at times, these heavy burdens that weigh you down. The great thing about those weights is that they lift, and there's a euphoric feeling when you're not weighted down any more. Each book done is like a tremendous weight lifted, and suddenly on days like today you're starting to feel a bit better.
Today we were at home for a bit, working of course. We decided to go out though, just to get out of the house. There was no exact destination other than simply escape from the house for a bit. We did some shopping for Christmas wrapping paper, and inevitably found a few other items as well. Daddy got a Dave Barry book that was so discounted, he told Mommy to get him that for Valentine's Day. Ah yes, Valentine's Day. It'll be here soon, and Daddy has to go out soon to get the ideal card. But today, we got our shopping done quickly, and decided we'd had enough of the crowds. Post Christmas shopping is busy, which is good for the economy, but we're not the biggest fans of huge shopping crowds, and always feeling like you're in the way of someone else. Some folks thrive on that, but not us.
Still, we weren't ready to go back home yet, so we decided to make a trip to Texas Roadhouse for a visit with a piece of steak. It was a goodbye to an old friend, although a temporary one. We're fasting soon, therefore we'll be missing out on meats and steak. We'll also be in really good shape soon - lately it seems as if we've been eating too much candy. That's the post-Christmas sugar rush for you. Anyway, we had a nice meal there, and it wasn't crowded yet because we were in between the dinner and lunch hours. As we were walking out, there was a huge crowd lining up, and a full parking lot. We sauntered out to our spot, directly in front of the restaurant door, full tummies. It's always been a nice visit for us. Madison loves the jukebox, where during this season you can literally pick five different versions of "Winter Wonderland" by five different country artists she's never heard of. The Christmas trees were still up, and that's okay, because it's still Christmas season for us.
We've been reading "The Westing Game" at night, a book that Madison just loves. She got it for Christmas, and has read it twice so far. She wanted to hear Daddy read it, so now the three of us are embroiled in a mystery for a few weeks. Whodunnit? It's been an interesting read!
Tonight we also watched "Ninjago," which Daddy got for Christmas. It was a decent movie, although we liked "The LEGO Movie" more. Still, there were some laugh-out-loud moments in this one. It was fun, and the three of us enjoyed watching it with some popcorn. Next week, I think we're revisiting Middle Earth though, as we're borrowing the Hobbit Trilogy from Nana and Ye-Ye. Get ready to hear more Shire Music, not that Madison minds at all. It plays in the background as she colors in her stained glass pictures, or her new art book: a pixel-based coloring book. She colors in these tiny coded squares, to create a mosaic. She's been enjoying that, as Daddy sits beside her writing messages for "Elevate," while Mommy does more continued research with ancestry. It's an interesting hobby for her, something she's been very much into the last few years. Along the way, we've submitted Madison's DNA, found a few significant relatives for her father, and of course gone way, way back on Daddy's ancestry. Daddy's family tree, and therefore Madison's now, is currently ginormous.
Today we were at home for a bit, working of course. We decided to go out though, just to get out of the house. There was no exact destination other than simply escape from the house for a bit. We did some shopping for Christmas wrapping paper, and inevitably found a few other items as well. Daddy got a Dave Barry book that was so discounted, he told Mommy to get him that for Valentine's Day. Ah yes, Valentine's Day. It'll be here soon, and Daddy has to go out soon to get the ideal card. But today, we got our shopping done quickly, and decided we'd had enough of the crowds. Post Christmas shopping is busy, which is good for the economy, but we're not the biggest fans of huge shopping crowds, and always feeling like you're in the way of someone else. Some folks thrive on that, but not us.
Still, we weren't ready to go back home yet, so we decided to make a trip to Texas Roadhouse for a visit with a piece of steak. It was a goodbye to an old friend, although a temporary one. We're fasting soon, therefore we'll be missing out on meats and steak. We'll also be in really good shape soon - lately it seems as if we've been eating too much candy. That's the post-Christmas sugar rush for you. Anyway, we had a nice meal there, and it wasn't crowded yet because we were in between the dinner and lunch hours. As we were walking out, there was a huge crowd lining up, and a full parking lot. We sauntered out to our spot, directly in front of the restaurant door, full tummies. It's always been a nice visit for us. Madison loves the jukebox, where during this season you can literally pick five different versions of "Winter Wonderland" by five different country artists she's never heard of. The Christmas trees were still up, and that's okay, because it's still Christmas season for us.
We've been reading "The Westing Game" at night, a book that Madison just loves. She got it for Christmas, and has read it twice so far. She wanted to hear Daddy read it, so now the three of us are embroiled in a mystery for a few weeks. Whodunnit? It's been an interesting read!
Tonight we also watched "Ninjago," which Daddy got for Christmas. It was a decent movie, although we liked "The LEGO Movie" more. Still, there were some laugh-out-loud moments in this one. It was fun, and the three of us enjoyed watching it with some popcorn. Next week, I think we're revisiting Middle Earth though, as we're borrowing the Hobbit Trilogy from Nana and Ye-Ye. Get ready to hear more Shire Music, not that Madison minds at all. It plays in the background as she colors in her stained glass pictures, or her new art book: a pixel-based coloring book. She colors in these tiny coded squares, to create a mosaic. She's been enjoying that, as Daddy sits beside her writing messages for "Elevate," while Mommy does more continued research with ancestry. It's an interesting hobby for her, something she's been very much into the last few years. Along the way, we've submitted Madison's DNA, found a few significant relatives for her father, and of course gone way, way back on Daddy's ancestry. Daddy's family tree, and therefore Madison's now, is currently ginormous.
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