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Happy Holidays

May your holiday season be filled with wonder.

Love,
Pete, The Lovely Suse, The Lovely Tess, and George

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12/17/2007

• Please, don’t make me shovel any more snow. I’m hoping Santa brings me a snowblower for christmas. Speaking of which, we borrowed our neighbor’s snowblower yesterday and promptly ran over the sunday newspaper with it. It took a hammer and chisel to dislodge it.
• Since Tess is always sneezing and having a runny nose, I now carry a handkerchief around with me. That’s right, I’m now a guy with a snot-filled hanky in my pocket at all times. It’s like I’m 70 years old. But seriously, it’s so much easier (not to mention environmentally friendly) than dealing with a wad of tissues.
• Over the course of a few hours last night, we had the ice cream machine, crockpot, and food dehydrator running. We also had dinner cooking and chestnuts roasting in the oven. So much for being energy efficient.
• Over the course of the past couple of years, I’ve been waking up earlier and earlier during the week. I never ever thought I would see the day when my alarm goes off at a time that starts with a “4″. And most days, I’m actually awake before it goes off. What the hell is wrong with me?
• Does anyone have gloves that actually keep their hands warm? I have about 6 different pairs of gloves, none of which actually keep my hands warm for more than three minutes. I think I might actually need to spend the money on decent ones so I don’t lose a finger then next time I’m out shoveling.
• My company wisely shuts down between christmas and new years every year. Due to the way the days fall this year, I have eleven straight days off starting this weekend. I can’t frigging wait.
• For fans of Pixar films, here’s a cool list of inside jokes in their movies.
• I’ll admit it: I like listening to holiday music. Not all holiday music, but the kind you hear in a Pottery Barn or Banana Republic or something. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and the like. You know, something that swings. So sue me.
• I start school in March. Better get as much Pete time as you can before then, because I won’t be coming out of my hole until 2010.

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