back in the new year
yes, i'm back.
glass city was kind of fun, but getting there and back averaged out the fun-factor to a zero level. nalamom continues to overspend, but has managed to (over the last couple years) slowly decrease the amounts. gigaparents spend the same amounts as always, which is good, because it's not too much. the best parts of christmas were (of course, as usual) the kids and the food. something about watching kids open (and play with) their toys while grinning from ear to ear makes it fun. and family poking fun at each other, of course.
i've been performing long distance tech support with the gigaparents. their old windows 95 computer is going away, and i've been helping them back up their files and such.
gigasis had a birthday this past week, and I called her to wish her well. as usual, her family is crazy. her dad and father-in-law both have had prostate cancer (her dad had it surgically removed, her father-in-law had 40 days of radiation, and they don't know the results), but both are ok, in general.
also heard from my mom that my cousin's second baby is due tomorrow, and is, of course, another girl. she will be named after our grandmother who recently passed away. this makes me very happy, and proud. i think gram would feel honored. no word as to whether her middle name will be the same as well. mom is reminding me to check out my spare baby quilts (i keep a couple stocked, just in case) to see if i have a girlish one that doesn't match this baby's older sister's quilt. i think this implies that my mom is gearing up for making one quickly.
classes start tomorrow. dread.
and still another hour before i can head home.