How I Spent My Christmas Vacation

Susie's family left yesterday for home (Alexandria, Virginia, USA). Parents and brother and sister were here for the holidays. That was very very much fun. They are a very do-nothing group on holidays it seems -- they only went off on a few excursions unlike some travelers who feel inclined to see three tourist destinations before lunch.

They did make it to the museum of television and radio, which was nice, if snooty. They also saw the floats from the Rose Parade, which are parked a few blocks from this house.

It was great having them here, and felt very comfortable the whole time, though there was a little confusion about their exact role: are they guests? Are they equals? Who takes out the garbage?

On the plus side, the gifts were plentiful due to the number of people in the room -- when it's just Susie and I, it's pretty much a swap, but with 6 people, the math gets complicated.

I got the mother of all presents -- a iPod, Apple Computer's magical MP3 player that is super cool and easy to use and stylish and crashes very very rarely.

Incidentally, it's Debbie Gardner who wrote the poem I sent earlier. I encourage you to tell her you like it -- you can read it again at:
http://www.hopstudios.com/nep/writings/journal/apoemtoponder.html

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