Snow Day

Yesterday when it was first mentioned that I be prepared to work from home today, I thought it was a bunch of hype.

But this is the scene I woke up to. I haven't seen this much snow in North Carolina before.


Razor went out on the porch with me to take the first picture. She didn't make it down the first step. Just one footprint in the snow was enough.

Neener, part 2

It's my turn now.

Jr. Mint came to visit for New Years.

And while we never did work out the terms to finalize a trade, having this little guy and his family around for almost a week sure did get the year off to a sweet start.

Thanks for the visit! Come back any time!

That's not a name you hear everyday

Peanut: Blah, blah, blah
[enter toddler who laughs and smiles at us then leaves]
Peanut: That was Solomon, by the way.
Bob: They pick some odd names.
Peanut: [shrug]
Bob, beginning to list examples of uncommon names in Solomon's family
Peanut: You realize you're talking to someone named Peanut.
Bob: Oh yeah. I forgot.

Negotiations

Harvey and Pooka's family packed up and left today. We miss them already. Here's a snippet from today.

Holly: [realizing that they are leaving to go home soon] Is Razor coming?
Me: No. Razor's going to stay here with Uncle Marty and me.
Holly: Why?
I started into an explanation about how Razor would miss us, etc.
Marty jumped in: Maybe we could trade--Razor can go with you, and Jr. Mint can stay here with us.
D.W.: [from the other room] No! If you get Jr. Mint, we get Cher!