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Snow day.

Which put a huge damper on the bday plans.  I hoped to salvage the day by getting to take Onyx out to play in her first snow.

Eric dug her out.

We were sneaking out for lunch and a drive when Fei and friend came home so they joined us.

We went to A & W so I could have a rootbeer milkshake and mozza burger. Their machine was down. The guy working suggested rootbeer mixed with chocolate milk.  Literally my two fave beverages but it sounds absolutely disgusting together.  It was on the house so I tried it.  It was quite nice.  It tastes like butterbeer.  

We picked up a couple ingredients for dinner.  Eric made me stuffed manicotti and peanut butter/jam chocolate cake.  Not the diet version.  I'm super full today ;) and grateful for his hours in the kitchen to feed us.

We didn't find enough snow to challenge Onyx.  Zero sliding and she walked over the snow we did find easily.  So she did great but I didn't get a feel for what she can actually handle.

She sure was pretty though.

Full disclosure.  I picked out my own gifts.  A laminator.  No projects in mind, just have always wanted one.  Jeep parts for Onyx.  Replacing netting on the doors with metal.  A 4 racket pickleball set.  Just for fun.  And Lili got me a dvd of The Wild Robot.  Family movie night coming up.  

How the heck am I 59?  I'm way too immature to be 59.  That sounds so old.

Oh Walter

 

This was posted on a neighborhood Facebook group.  Someone wondering if this cat belongs to anyone.  Apparently he has found another house to get attention at.  Looks like Walter to me.  Lili and Eric says no.  Thoughts?

I let the people know if it's him he was just groomed and has a shaved belly.  I told them he's 9, much loved and definitely fed ;)  They really like him.

Snow days.

Schools weren't closed this morning but then they called around noon for us to go get the boys.  That's never happened before.

Looking like another snow day tomorrow.  No alarm waking us up on my Birthday.

LNY Event

 

It was an outing.

The weather cooperated.

We all went in Cherry.

Lili and I were the only two interested in the show.  Our table wasn't where it was shown on the map when I purchased tickets so we were awkwardly in the middle.  Snacks weren't delivered to our table but every table around us got snacks.  Complaining and asking didn't get us snacks.  A neighboring table got extra so shared.  Dinner was an hour late and we were the last table called.  It felt personal.  Haha.  The food was awful.  None of us are too interested in going next year.  Except for the lions, which were so fun.  They kissed.  First time I've seen that.  

The shirts got tons of compliments ;)

Wild Deer Lake

 

Another adventure day.

We attempted a trickier run but Sasha couldn't get up a slick hill so we backed down and went somewhere different.  Wild Deer Lake was gorgeous frozen and snow covered. It was super tempting to go run around on it.  We all resisted.

There were lots of people out playing.  Lots of people stuck.  We saw a few accidents.  Oscar loves the snow ;)

Year of the Snake

 

We celebrated at home.

We waited for our dumpling feast until Fei was home.  So on day 2.

I didn't take any people or food pictures. Odd I know.

Lili and I wrapped the dumplings in record time.  She is faster than me.  Credit due.  

5 out of seven have our hair cut.  We have the new shirts.  Red envelopes happened. Still figuring out a time to gather for our kitchen god coloring.  Traditions happening.

Fei is home.

 

It was fun getting to see all her pictures and hear her stories.  They had a great time.  She loved Hawaii.

She is home with quite the sunburn.

Rented Jeep.  Hillarious hearing their challenges getting the soft top off and then back on at the return. 

Their last day was a Jeep day.

They had a riot with the top down.

They drove through botanical gardens.  Looks amazing.

Funny blurb.

Friend Sherri is in Hawaii and she posted a picture of her view, same as Fei's.  Turns out she is at the same hotel!  What a small world.

Lili had a rough work day.  She wanted a walk.  Eric was on his way out and dropped her off so she could walk home.  She came and showed me a giant house.  I glanced.  Then tried to figure out where this big house was.  Ah...it's our house.  From the back side.  I hadn't recognized it.  Haha. Embarrassing.  I still haven't figured out her walking route or why she was behind us.

Eric mended Oscar's fender hole! The beauty of plastic.

Walter. Oy.  He needed a grooming.  He disappeared last week on his appointment day.  We rebooked for this week.  Lili captured him in the morning and blocked the cat door with a full laundry basket. He pulled it away and escaped.  Eric found him in the afternoon and then built up the door obstacle.  Hillarious.  We got him there!  He looks lovely.  

We're doing our Lunar New Year family celebration tonight.  Dumplings of course!