Memory Day: Snapshots

This picture was taken 14 years ago today, on December 4, 2010.

We were on our way to a 90s Party (when the 90s were just 20 years old) at Erin and Jon's townhouse down the road. I still have the shiny band jacket in my closet and it has not been worn since.

Easy Photos Day

Snacks to sate appetites on the car drive to Thanksgiving Lunch.

When the Christmas Tree isn't getting put up fast enough, you take matters into your own hands.

Breakfast pile-up.

Cat in a Tree.

Placing the Christmas Star.

Last raking of the season.

Trying the Chocolate Smores shake at Burger 21.

End-of-the-Month Highlights Day

New photos have been added to the Life, 2024 album.

• Events
  • Weekend in the Shenandoah, F 11/1 - S 11/3. Stayed at Skyland Lodge. Hiked Stony Man and Millers Head. Visited the Big Meadows Visitor Center. Stopped by Rady Park on the way home.
  
  
  • Took the kids to the grandparents' on M 11/4 and also bumped into my sister.
  
  
  • Voted on T 11/5. Family hike in Claude Moore then dinner at Chuy's.
  
  
  • Date night at Local Provisions on S 11/9.
  
  
  • Family hike in Claude Moore then dinner at Cafesano on T 11/12.
  
  
  • Friendsgiving at Tammy's on S 11/16.
  
  
  • Family hike in Claude Moore then dinner at Fire Works Pizza on T 11/19.
  
  
  • Went to the HOA meeting on W 11/20.
  
  
  • Took the kids to the grandparents' on H 11/21 and also bumped into my sister.
  
  
  • Adopted two kittens, Ori and Tator, on F 11/22.
  
  
  • Family hike in Claude Moore on T 11/26.
  
  
  • Went to a community dinner event at Riverside on W 11/27.
  
  
  • Rebecca and the kids went to Thanksgiving lunch with Char at the Goodwin House on H 11/28. Started putting up Christmas decorations. Got sick for a couple days.
  • Put up the Christmas tree on S 11/30, followed by a family dinner at Burger 21.


• Projects
  • Started coding again in preparation for Advent of Code in December.


• Consumerism
  • Enjoyed watching Nobody Wants This and playing Satisfactory this month.
  
  
  • No amazing new music or movies.

November's Final Grade: B, a solid month

Happy Thanksgiving!

Cat Day

Introducing Tater and Ori, two 7-month-old kittens born on April 12, 2024 and adopted from 4Paws last Friday night.

Ori (nee Chicken Nugget) is the tuxedo girl, short for Oreo but also the name of a video game character that Maia likes. Ori is more timid and less of an open book but seems like she will ultimately get into more mischief in the long run.

Tater (nee Tater Tot) is the grey boy with a cool white lightning bolt on his right flank (not pictured below). He's all over the place and into everything and will stand on two feet to hug your petting hand.

The cats are fearless and took to our house immediately. They were roaming everywhere within the first 24 hours and Ori allowed Ian to pull her around in a wagon. Later, Ori fell asleep on the stairs with Maia while she wrote a book about the cats.

The cats have not slept with us in beds yet but they're totally at ease.

Maia has taken to cat ownership very responsibly, making rules sheets and a chore board for activities such as litter scooping and feeding.

It's nice to have the energy of young, affectionate cats in the house again!