Am I late?
I’m a smidge late. That’s a lie. I’m so late I should be pregnant. I’m so late I’ve mourned the loss of my time and have reached the “acceptance” stage of grief.
I didn’t finish all my Christmas cards. Half my family didn’t get one. And I’m not even sure where I left off alphabetically. I’ll have to call them all to figure it out. It also means half my friends didn’t get a card. I was writing cards, and then a snowstorm hit and, well, we work a lot in big news events. That one ended and some guy takes four guns into a Post Office and starts shooting. Three hostages later it’s Christmas eve and I haven’t purchased all my gifts.
I haven’t even called the winner of the “Reader 130,000″ contest yet. Sorry, Nic. I’ll get there.
Me and my boys, Crowley and Trevor, Christmas 2009.
On the up side, I’m sitting on the couch watching football with my #1 Son, Trevor. And the cards and calls will have to wait until he leaves in a few days.
Trevor hasn’t seen Crowley (my #2 son) since his little brother was 3 weeks old! Now Crowley is almost 10 months. When Trevor last saw Crowley, Crowley had three basic tricks: he ate, he slept, he pooped. That’s it. Now he crawls, jabbers on an on in a magical language, hugs, giggles, plays peek-a-boo, shuffles along behind his push car (picture an old person with a walker), loves to eat meatballs and gives high-fives. Coincidentally, those are all things I like to do.
I’ll catch up around President’s Day. Maybe.
Peace… MR
What a great picture! I’m so glad Trevor got to be with all of you for Christmas and I guess Crowley enjoyed showing off all his new tricks for big brother!
Enjoy your time with Trevor, everything else can wait. I love the pic of you 3. Hope 2010 bring in lots of love and blessings your way
Great to see the Redding guys together. What a wonderful way to spend Christmas!
Nothing is more important than spending time with your guys.
It’s all good Mike, take your time. I told you I was nervous anyways ;)
Are you SURE that boy is your son? He does not look anything like you at all (just kidding) He looks like a younger version of you. Enjoy your time with family, that is what holidays are for.
AND if you let SASTP become a job, it will stop being fun… so keep that in mind. It should be fun not work.
Wonderful picture Mike! Happy New Year!!
I hope you are enjoying your time with your boys, big and small!! Nothing like family time!! Take care and Happy New Year to the Redding Family!!
You’re evolved, Mike. I’ve only mastered the eating, sleeping, and….well, you know….
Here’s my hint: when you get the cards printed with pictures and all… have them made generically… then they can double as thank you notes. (No “Merry Christmas.” You can write that in with a paint pen IF you are writing a card before Christmas. After reading Anna’s garland blog post, I know that you know what a paint pen is. They came out when we were about in 8th grade.)
Hint Two: keep a note in your blackberry of who’s been written one of your cards, so you don’t double mail. I do it all the time (double-card people). This year I got two cards from my step-sister-in-law. It made me feel a lot better.
Hint Three: Never write cards after your Ambien kicks in. If you got a card from me this year, you understand why… Before Ambien, it was wine. Yes my Jewish friend Sam would come over in early December with a box of wine and we’d write “Holiday” cards. Not pretty.
Why do I feel like, when I comment on a blog of yours, I should be as grammatically and punctually correct as I know how (CMS graduate, not my fault) … like I’m submitting a CG request to the Graphics Department or something? Maybe it’s because you’re a… NEWS MANAGER. (roll scary music.)