SCOOT: Since today wasn't freezing or raining, I felt it important that we get out into the fresh air. So, we spent well over an hour at the neighborhood park. The kids were both itching to ride their scooters, so we trudged up the hill with them.
When we got there, a brother and sister duo a couple years older than CeeJ and Bee were there. The four fell into playing immediately. I mostly tried to be invisible (not an easy task with Kirby in tow). It was a good hour plus of physical and social play.
WTH?: While the kids were roping 'round the park, Kirby and I found dozens of daisies blooming. It's December. Winter. In Seattle. That is just not right.
EXPLOSIVE: We received a box from Nonnie and Bops chock full 'o Xmas goodies. We tucked the presents under our tree but couldn't help ourselves and set about setting off all of the explosives. We do love the smell of gunpowder!!!
Below, Bee models the streamers that came out of the party crackers.
GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS: This morning, we watched Soyuz 30 dock with the International Space Station flawlessly. Suddenly, the ISS's population doubled - from 3 to 6. Meanwhile, back on Earth, another Soyuz rocket (carrying communications satellites) blasted off - and failed miserably, its pieces falling back to Earth. :/ Makes me extra thankful the Soyuz carrying the astronauts succeeded. And it makes me feel extra chagrined that we have no other way to get our astronauts to orbit other than our Russian comrades aboard Soyuz spacecraft. :/
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN: Tonight we watched with great interest NORAD's Santa countdown. Though Christmas Day is still a ways away by our clock, NORAD made it clear that St. Nick would be taking off just 50 minutes after the kids went to bed tonight. Sweet!
TWEET!: This morning as I was checking into Twitter, I saw a post from @GarlicJims offering a free pizza to the first five people who replied to a certain email address. I pounced on it (of course) and we got a free pizza. Sweet!
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