I'm Done

No, I'm not.

But it seemed like a fun thing to say for the final NaBloPoMo entry. (Thanks, TanTan!)

Which is technically arriving 3 days late.

Not all my fault.

We were full of the crud, remember?

Saturday was also my side of the family's big Thanksgiving Day dinner.

And the Iron Bowl.

Busy, busy, busy.

Oh, and there's no "Shopaday" for this entry, because I've not done any fun shopping.  I don't have a insane shopping posse, so Black Friday does not happen in my world.

All in all, I've had a great deal of fun with the NaBloPoMo, and it's been wonderful to finally discuss the significant events for my past year.  Carl is my biggest blogging fan, and his encouragement and delight have been a great motivator for me to spark my mind and write my heart.  I'm looking forward to blogging more in the coming year (yay!)

I also owe you two more NaBloPoMo's from last year.

Stay tuned!

Friday Favorites: Getting Along

So, how do the kids, MLB & DLG, get along with Carl?

Quite nicely.

DLG, although she does the I'm-shy thing and the I-want-mommy thing, knows she also has him wrapped around her little finger.  They are snacking buddies.  He also is a big fan of her singing.

Carl does NOT like to sit on the floor.
But for DLG?  He'll stretch out, even in dress clothes.

Yep, Believe it.
He even let her BRUSH his hair!

Carl and MLB are fast becoming good buddies.  They "get" each other. They both geek-out about numbers and math.  They both like a certain order & symmetry to their lives.  They both can get overwhelmed by sounds and textures.  They both are all about science.

Then there's the whole computer game mania.  Carl's introduced MLB to WoW, and MLB's introduced Carl to the sites "Cool Math Games" and "Physics Games."  Those guys could stay plugged in at least half the day.

See MLB's laptop in the foreground? Yep.

Carl, with the acquisition of the iPad Mini, has passed his iPads 1 & 3 to me, who in turn lets the kids use them.  They seem to think these are THEIR iPads.....

They also adore Carl's mom, Hazel, who lives here, too.  DLG like to collect grandmotherly types, but then again, Hazel knows what little girls like: little Disney kid-meals toys (on loan from a grown-up Zoe), a PowerPuff Girls blanket (also on loan), dress-up hats (from Hazel's own collection) and make up!

Ms. Hazel loves hugs!!!  MLB loves to give hugs!

One last photo of all my loves together.

Alright, so DLG was photobombing.  The ham.

Thankful

For everything