This is what we're sending out for our holiday card

[pegkerr]

Some of you may not get a mailed card with a picture this year since we're cutting our list for budgetary reasons, but after immense struggle on my part, here's our holiday letter:

• wizard rock • orthodontia • Jane Austen • Twilight • handmade jewelry • can you run me to Michael's? • HP Alternity • sparring • where's your bo? • I lost the game • I'm going to sing the Doom Song! • ramen • earning her Black Belt, First Degree, Ms. Delia! • Livejournal • Twitter • Facebook • By God, I am a Prefect! • cutting the lawn • Yahoo • Google • crescent moon • can you take me to the Bead Hive? • it's out of radiator fluid • blown water heater • Casa Hogar Elim, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico • take your shoes off at the back door • whose turn is it to cut the lawn? • Honey, Ultimate Electronics is letting me go • peanut butter on bagels • dark chocolate • iPods! • podcasts • it's your turn to take out the garbage • Buffy the Vampire Slayer • Bones • Dr. Horrible Sing-Along Blog • medication • cake decorating lessons • knitting • crocheting • sewing • bread-making machine • truffles • fanfiction • soul collage • Obama! • thank goodness for air bags • balsamic vinegar • not kale! • Laptop Lunchbox • International Baccalaureate • Birchwood Cafe • cooking for ingrates • onions MUST be cooked separately • the Tree Project • spiritual retreat • tell me what I'm doing right • Portus • slow kicks • marching basics • kamas! • Shiny! • two thumbs up • cross necklaces • confirmation • haircuts • electric blankets • yellow tomatoes • homemade pesto • homemade apple butter • truffle honey with brie • bookstores • May Day parade • The Tree of Life ceremony • solstice drums • light a candle • church • hot baths • coffee shops • taking pictures at the belt tests • lime jello marshmallow cottage cheese surprise • earning her Brown Belt, Ms. Peg! • History Day • lilacs • lussekatter on St. Lucia's day • cheekbones • you are in soooooo much trouble • Minicon • bathing suits • Slip 'n Slide • take that straw out of your mouth • picnic under the apple blossoms • Tales of Beadle the Bard • out of bed, Daddy! • shoveling • cinnamon • candied ginger • kisses • the love chant • belly bump • tumbling like wolf cubs • Severus Snape • Northern Cheyenne Reservation, Montana • get your wands up, going out tonight, everybody, dance time • The Pretender • The Skirt • The Druscilla Dress • arms crossed • You're scaring all the white belts • chocolate chip cookies again. And again. And again. • I'm still alive • Don't wanna be a Deatheater • mopping the dojo floor • up and pivot • up and rotate • sinking into the floor • guided meditation • yoga • Stone Arch Bridge • tai chi • Powderhorn Art Festival • shawls • I made a tree! • I solemnly swear that I am up to no good • leather couches • We don't NEED any more books! • You can never have too many books! • you can't be serious! • Fiona, stop hitting your head on the furniture • put the book DOWN • sarongs • totally unauthorized pain • Veronica Mars • Ironman • Riverview Theater • Do you want to be a Pepper too? • feeling fragile • vulnerabunny • we'll get through this • today sucks • the bus was late AGAIN • SparkPeople.com • weighing my food • Feed My Starving Children • T-shirts • paint • flip flops • digital watches • digital camera • thank goodness for unemployment • light in dark places • Fiona, finish your milk • Can I have Fiona's milk? • NO! • love • cheddar cheese • crumbs on the floor • coffee • I need to set the VCR • no orchestra this year? • theater is amazing! • take your hat! • check the oil • I just need to check my email • Just let me finish this chapter! • Library run • Noodles & Company • book club • Robotics • Old Country Buffet • Ya think? • taxes • phone calls • you NEED a cell phone! • concerts at Lake Harriet • APUSH notes • We've got to save Ginny Weasley from the Basilisk • Oh look, we're scaring people • cream tea at Cafe Latte • Minicon • Minn-stf • win Twins • jack o'lanterns • fangs • that knife must be peace-bonded • but it's not even sharp! • pumpkin waffles • Cooking Light • When the Prairie Sun Climbs Out of the Hay • snuggled together in bed • kick ass resume • conventions • yes •

• this is our life • this is what we say
• this is what we do • this is how we love •

Here's our annual family portrait:

Family portrait 2008

Here are the two girls together:

Fiona and Delia 2008

Comments

[owldaughter.livejournal.com]

Peg, you've made my day. I'm bookmarking this for those years when I'm frustrated with my family and I need inspiration and a reminder that this is what we do; this is how we love.