Season’s
Greetings!!
Yep, we’re still in
California. Todd is still flying for
Delta. Kelly is still working swim meets and volunteering at the animal shelter. Amanda is crashing with her sisters at their
new place in Olympia, Washington while looking for her next Zoo job. Julia is working as a cardiac care nurse in
Puyallup. Allison is working in a
microbiology lab in Olympia. Matthew is continuing his college career at CSU
Fullerton. In what has now become a decennial
occurrence, we were forced to tent our house to remove the termites that had
taken advantage of a (finally) empty nest. We took a few trips and hiked a few
mountains. We also started chopping down
trees and ripping stuff apart in the house (started, but did not yet finish). Here are some “special memories” from the
year.
Amanda –Zookeeper in search of a Zoo
Admitted
that she thought space heaters had to do with outer space.
“It’s not Christmas if
Amanda hasn’t puked.” (Allison)
BUTT-chered – How a
butcher prepares meat for consumption (aka “butchered”).
Temporary handler of
Monty, a sassy orange cat.
Julia – Registered Nurse
Adopted
a little orange cat named Monty. He is
no longer little, except for his head.
Responded
to a text with, “Shhhhhh, we’re reading the cat’s tarot cards.”
Asked
if the musician “Kenny G” was a rapper.
Successfully
drove a U-haul from CA to WA. Only got
honked at once. Allegedly.
Allison – Microbiology scientist
Allison wanted to move to Colorado or
Washington. Julia wanted to move to Oregon
or Washington. They compromised and
moved to Washington. Allegedly.
Is frequently awoken at 4:30am by a cat
throat-punching her because he wants to be fed.
Used my Amazon Prime Account to watch the
following movies (“with my sisters”):
Mama Mia!, It, Barbie in the 12 Dancing
Princesses, The Conjuring, and Scooby-Doo.
Matthew – College Sophomore, CSU-Fullerton
Has
grown a beard. Or, he simply chose to stop shaving.
Matthew
started texting us puns one night. We
thought he was having a stroke.
Sockpants
– Matthew’s word for what most people call “pantyhose.”
The
only member of the family truly proficient with “sock chucks,’ the ancient art
of sock twirling.
Take that, Britney! (Amanda and "Pickle")
