Sisters

Lisa came to visit for a day when she joined John on a business trip. While John attended a conference by the airport, Lisa drove up to our house. We hung out for a while, then I took her to Mittie's, a lovely southern tea room and an Atlanta institution. Our waiter was very informative, very talkative. But maybe he had nothing better to do since we were almost the only ones in the restaurant at that late hour.

Next we visited the Roswell Mill ruins and the Chattahoochee River, where we saw a little of the remaining snow. We also tried to tour an antebellum mansion but we got there just a few minutes too late.

We went up the road to Out of the Box, where Greta works. It turns out she was on her way to work for the evening, so we waited until she arrived. She gave us a quick tour.

Thanks for coming to visit, Lisa!

A Helper on a Cold Day

The jammied vacuuming guy hard at work getting the nooks and crannies clean. He wanted the chair moved.

Snow Days

Even with a stomach bug raging through the house, some of us still had to go out to enjoy the unusually deep snow. We have been housebound for three days now.

Sunday night, as the snow began to fall

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Breakfast

We will be celebrating late this year since all the married ones are spending Christmas Day with their in-laws. Tomorrow is our day, and that makes today a quiet one in this house.

The tree is ready for the hordes tomorrow.

Nana's Helpers

Luke and Patrick wondered what Nana was doing: poking sticks into an orange? They wanted to help, of course. But they couldn't get those little cloves into the skin, so they sprinkled the cloves across the table. What helpers!

The Graduate

Greta has her BFA!

Bachelor of Fine Arts, that is. She graduated yesterday at 1:00 pm. She was one of approximately 40 students graduating from the College of the Arts, while 400 or so graduated from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

She wore a tangle of honor cords around her neck, choosing the ones she was most proud of.

Receiving her diploma

David's on-campus job was working with the sound and film crew to record the ceremony and stream it live over the internet.

Poison Ivy

So, it turns out I have poison ivy. In December. It's all over my right cheek, under my chin, up to my eye, across my neck, and into my ear. Inside. Waaay inside my ear. So I'm quite red and hot. I threatened to paint green spots on the left side of my face to be Christmasy. What do you think?