December

 

You know what I love about Kaori? Her food intake… to lift her spirits after her pet rat went to heaven, I offered to take her out… her pick? Buffalo Wild Wings for, well, buffalo wings, and TRIVIA! No joke, she’s like a 25-year-old stuck in a 9-year-old body.

To go just a bit further – look: she LOVES Sushi!  Buffalo wings and sushi… she’s just cool…

 

Thanks to Turkey Day, we got to give James a birthday present!  Happy Birthday Sport!  You’re getting so big (and out of the “terrible twos mom!).

 

We also are SOOO lucky to have Champ staying with us for the month!  This is what the two of them look like all the time:

 

 

 

a PURPLE poinsettia!?  wow… what did a girl do right?!  (actually, I acted ridiculous and out of line during a fight… who wins here?! ha-ha)

 

 

Jameson has an injured tail :-/… we superglued it shut after he attempted to paint our home with it… I hope it doesn’t result in infection!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You know, as this month goes on, I wonder how a body and a mind can withstand such a roller coaster… physically and emotionally….

 

Kaori and her grades, take me on a coaster.  She just can’t seem to keep track of her assignments, so she landed an F in one class, and a D in another.  I cut her a deal: Get your grade(S)up to a C or higher by Dec 16th, and she won’t be grounded, can continue in Krav, and can have Christmas (Santa only dotes upon the good kids…).  Well, she did, she worked hard, and stayed focused and brought them all up in one week!  Then… today, I see that she didn’t focus on one assignment, and didn’t turn another in… 2 F’s!!!  Now, her grade that was already feeble, crumbled to another F

Champ’s Been staying with us for December, waiting for his momma and dad to come home… he’s Dawson’s follower!

I think it’s getting a bit better!

But… just in case, we are trying every precaution: I had a REAL Philly cheesesteak while in Philly… still not up my ally, but off of the bucket list This is my company  Christmas party! Kaori got her Orange Belt, and this is the result Dawson applied for many jobs!  This is HIS result Jameson knocked over his 18th birthday!With a very sore tail that Doc. James had to take care of Let me start by saying that Jameson NEVER gets into the trash… so, after taping his mouth shut… do you think he was just acting up?

Kaori and I volunteered for Toys for Tots… glad we were there, they needed a TON of help!Rhiannon got to come over for a night, and ended up getting a free Krav Maga lesson out of it!!!

 

This is the result of Dawson trying to “double butt kick me”… haa, caught his foot in my robe-tie… didn’t end well for him!!!Kaori’s Christmas eve Pajamas!Here come Santa Claus!She LOVES to read… she got this BIG book and finished it in 2 weeks!Yay Christmas Cereal!Jamo and Champ made out too!Dawson got a ton of guns, and Kaori got her video camera!Grandma re-made Kaori’s Baby blanket,…. means so much to her!I LOVE having them here!!!For New Years, Dawson took me up to Telluride to hang with our best friend, Kevin… it was more fun than I could’ve ever imagined!Don’t forget the TONS OF SPEGHETTI New Year’s Dinner!