Crazy Weather

Winter's weather has been all over the place. It was single digits (with windchill below zero) earlier this week. Then two days ago we got a 20-minute long blizzard. No kidding, for twenty minutes you couldn't see across the street. Then it just stopped.

Got about  a half inch, I think:

Not much but it was just crazy how hard and fast it was!

And next week it's supposed to be in the 50s.

I'm 63

Had a really nice birthday on January 25th. Michael, Mike, Katherine and Megan all joined me at Aki, my favorite sushi restaurant. Mike gave me a $100 gift card to Joanne's. The kids gave me a nice camera, and Nick even added two nice candles and some candy.

Katherine brought me these beautiful tulips, which were a very nice 'spring' reminder in the dead of winter.

Dinner at Michael and Megan's

Michael and Megan had me, Mike and John over for Sunday dinner (on Jan 13). Michael made homemade pizza that was excellent, then we had meaty calzones for the main dish. Everything was so good and filling I gave half my calzone to Mike.

They are so happy and so much in love. I hope it lasts forever. I always knew Michael would be good to whomever he chose to spend his life with. Hard to believe they will be married later this year! I think it is going to come up really fast.

Then and Now

The picture on top was taken around the year 2000, where Nick would have been 10. 18 years later...
we tried to 're-enact' the first photo. That meant Nick had to crouch down a bit! (He's much taller than me in reality!)

Xmas Eve pt3

Katherine kept calling the little Santa "topo gigio," referencing the movie "The Santa Clause."

Finally got the four of them together for a picture!

Christmas Even '18, pt 2

Atticus has been with us 1 year today! 

He's quite a handful.

I gave Mike a set of different maple syrups.

One of Jamie's gifts was a Jurassic Park lunchbox. He was a fan as a kid and I thought this would bring back memories.

Christmas Eve

Katherine and Megan

Jamie

Katherine 

Julie

Jimmy Glover and Michael

Megan and Nick

Enjoying our traditional scungilli dinner.