Sturm Haustag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-315442012-01-20T19:27:00-05:00TypePadSturmHaushttp://feedburner.google.comget your groove ontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452883d69e20168e5de9b1e970c2012-01-20T19:27:00-05:002012-01-20T19:27:00-05:00It was 9 degrees this afternoon when I checked the weather after lunch. Too cold to do much of anything other than wear enormous duffle coats and listen to the Black Keys. Here's the duffle coat: Source: eddiebauer.com via Heather on Pinterest And here's the Black Keys: You're welcome. Happy...Hmeep meeptag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452883d69e20168e5b7e0f3970c2012-01-17T22:14:16-05:002012-01-17T22:14:16-05:00For the next week, give or take a day or two, I'm driving a 200X Jeep Liberty. It's kind of bouncy and very upright. It's missing its rear windscreen wiper, and the seats are a little beat up, so it's basically the perfect loaner car - in good running condition,...Hack!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452883d69e2016760a6293b970b2012-01-16T19:03:48-05:002012-01-16T19:03:48-05:00This morning I waved cheerfully as my brother and neice toodled off down the road in the Subaru. The car is off to retire in Colorado, where they don't use salt on the roads to rust the body (according to my service manager, anyway). Hopefully Matt got through Chicago OK....Hseventag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452883d69e20162ff5dbe95970d2012-01-10T22:06:14-05:002012-01-10T22:06:14-05:00For his lucky 7th birthday, the birthday boy got a beautiful, sunny, warm spring-like day. So warm and lovely we opened the sunroof and enjoyed the blue sky. He got to celebrate at school, where his classmates sang happy birthday to him, then did a drumroll and cheered for his...Hkapow!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452883d69e20168e529367c970c2012-01-07T22:16:33-05:002012-01-07T22:16:33-05:00I hit a deer on the way home last night. Or, as Kathy at work says, I had a "hit and run." The deer ran out and hit me! It's dark here by 6pm this time of year, so it was pitch black as I came around a curve that...Hglug glug glugtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452883d69e20162ff060053970d2012-01-04T22:45:00-05:002012-01-04T22:45:00-05:00At 2:30 this morning, Bel wakes up howling that her ear hurts. "Which one, Bel?" I ask. She points to her left ear. So we get out the heating pad, the Tylenol. We get her resettled. I ask again, "which ear, Bel?" She points to the left one again (it's...Hnew yeartag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452883d69e20162fefaf769970d2012-01-03T23:30:00-05:002012-01-03T23:30:00-05:00Annabel keeps telling me it's still Christmas. "See mom! There's snow! It's still Christmas!" We've explained that Christmas is over, that Santa will come again next year. We say we can have Christmas every day in our hearts, if we want. She likes that idea. She also likes the idea...HMerry Christmas!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452883d69e201675f528369970b2011-12-25T10:01:00-05:002011-12-25T10:01:00-05:00Hhave yourself a very LEGO Christmas...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452883d69e2015438dad214970c2011-12-24T18:31:34-05:002011-12-24T18:31:34-05:00The kids are eagerly awaiting Santa, but have been happy to keep themselves occupied today with the LEGO Star Wars Advent calendar. Jon and I did a little last-minute shopping (for weekend food/party supplies, mostly). I did a bit of final decorating today too, mainly putting out the manger scene,...HKA-rissmas is coming...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452883d69e2015438899f99970c2011-12-19T20:27:00-05:002011-12-19T14:17:51-05:00This morning I played this song for Annabel: She loved it, of course. Who wouldn't? She also likes the 12 Days of Christmas. And Rudolph. And Santa Claus is Coming to Town. And Jingle Bells. (I believe you now get the drift.) She's starting to worry that without snow, there...H