Merry Christmas!

Lots of cheese for gifts this year: Shelley and I got each other a year subscription to Cheese of the Month Club from iGourmet.com. They do it differently now. Instead of a one-pound cheese each month, they do 3 half-pound blocks. More variety that way and I suppose a greater chance for one to find something one wants to order from them. Anyway, we'll cancel one of the orders and switch it to a wine-of-the-month club so that we can have some new wine and cheese come to us for a tasty combo.

Kelley's pile topped our combined ones, of course, but then cuteness does have its benefits. Her favorite may be the new sandbox, followed closely by her baby doll. For the most part she didn't show much interest in unwrapping gifts this year, so we helped quite a bit on that front. We expect that next year will be much different.

Shelley got me a possible solution for listening to music on my bike. This is a pair of little speakers attached to a velcro pack that stick inside my bike helment. This should allow the sound to be heard without blocking my hearing. She also got me an iPod Nano to go with it. Will test this week to be sure it's all comfortable to wear, loud enough, and safe for using in traffic.

Muchas gracias for the shirts, food, books, CDs, DVDs, Death with big Pointy Teeth, and everything else!





Before...





...and after!





Kelley likes the sandbox and babydoll, but she liked bubblewrap the best for a while!





Merry Christmas!