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–Watching the kitties search for mice under the Christmas tree skirt [note: our cats have never yet found any mice anywhere<\/span>, but they continually search for them anyways]<\/p>\n

–Looking at each of the ornaments on our tree and remembering their stories (they are all gifts or handmade items). My favorite today: a little reindeer hand-carved out of upholstery foam. Made for us by a Chinese grandpa who was in a free English class that John & I taught at a local church many years ago. <\/p>\n

–Listening to GameBoy practice his cello, especially his jaunty rendition of “Let it Snow” <\/p>\n

–Seeing GameBoy eat a caramel-chocolate-pretzel confection. His first sticky treat since getting his braces on nearly 2 years ago (they come off in a few days so we aren’t worried about broken brackets now!)<\/p>\n

–Swimming with the kiddoes on a weekend morning and discovering that I’ve got to swim pretty hard nowadays to keep ahead of them when we race (it was 80 degrees here, unseasonably warm for SoCal)<\/p>\n

–Turning in the last long paper I need to write this quarter yesterday. Whew.<\/p>\n

–Lighting a candle lantern with CatGirl in my room last night. Turning out the lights and laying on our backs in bed. Basking in the lovely cut-glass pattern that was reflected off of the ceiling and walls. Enjoying my daughter’s breathlessness at such beauty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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