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Danny I don't know why he was in front of the computer. |
Bridget Joel has, as usual, been banished to the basement for the duration... |
Dad Getting ready to get this Christmas stuff over with. |
Piles of Gifts Our family always does things this way. Overwhelm them with stuff and they'll leave you alone, that's what we believe... |
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Stanford Tree I'm not sure why Dad was so proud of his new item. |
Jackalope Shirt This, though, I can understand... |
Beth's Necklace I got her this necklace for Christmas, and gave it to her early. This is how it looks on her... |
Tim's Photo Album Beth took ~50 shots from the last year and combined them in a photo album, with captions! It was insanely cute and sweet. I love it. |
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Beth and Celeste Bastions against the Skirvin Silliness. |
Celeste |
Gewurztraminer! We spent much of the evening repeating this name. |
Bridget and Gewurztraminer She looks confused. She often looks confused. |
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Mom's Meal Basically, it's Thanksgiving dinner. Nothing wrong with that... |
Table Shark A little Bridget nose poking above the food... |
Bridget and Mashed Potatoes She looks like a real shark sometimes. |
More gifts So much stuff! |
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Joel These seven shots are the last pictures I have of my cat. |
Joel, II He died on New Year's Eve, just a week later. |
Joel, III I was there as we put him to sleep... |
Joel, IV He was a wonderful cat. Loving. Silly. Smart. Always around, without really being underfoot. |
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Joel, V And always so happy to cuddle. |
Joel, VI I miss him. |
Joel, VII Goodbye, my friend. |
The Quest Begins Bridget knows the time has come to find her goodies! |
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Bridget's Gift, I It came in a different box this year. |
Bridget's Gift, II So we had to put it in a separate box and wrap that up instead. |
Bridget's Gift, III This didn't throw Bridget at all. |
Bridget's Gift, IV In fact, the smell was stronger this time... |
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Bridget's Gift, V You just have to be impressed she waited all through dinner. |
Bridget's Gift, VI She's really gotten efficient at this through the years. |
Bridget's Gift, VII Another angle of attack! |
Bridget's Gift, VIII A corner is open! Some success! |
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Bridget's Gift, IX She's in! She can get a treat! |
The Rest of the Gift Margaret checks out the rest of the treats |
Bridget's Gift, X I find it amusing that she didn't consider her job done with that first hole. |
Bridget's Gift, Finale There, all done! |
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Gifting Begins Beth's gift to Dad: a book of limericks. |
Spiral Art Margaret contemplates its use as a beating stick. |
Meltaways Mmm, candy! |
Tim's Tearing Beth got the camera for a bit, and enjoyed getting shots of me playing. |
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Box o'Ties Definitely the hit of the night! (Danny needed them for school next year.) |
Ties For All Everybody gets to wear a tie! |
More Ties For All! Gewurztraminer! |
Rolling Pin Beth had needed it last week. Now she gets it wrapped up! |
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Bridget Tie Bridget had to get in on the tie action too. |
Sheep Pillow Beth's gift for Danny: it can either be a sheep or a flying sheep! So weird. |
Oyster Crackers I had to get a shot of this for later. |
Chocolate for Tim I just wanted to show the silliness. Giving me chocolate? Ha! |
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Anti-Ransom Note Danny and Dad had been sending each other ransom notes over a rubber chicken all year. This was Danny's retaliation. |
Chicken Oh, the chicken is ugly! |
Gifts from Bridget Bridget loves me! |
Towel Holder I believe I've already pawned this off on someone. |
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Tired Dog Resting on Beth's slippers. |
Dad's Gloves Doesn't he always look enthusiastic for Christmas shots? |
Shell-Shocked Beth So much stuff! Gaah! |
Beth, Complete Doesn't she look happy to have the whole ordeal done with? |
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Tim and Beth My smile looks forced. |
Beth and Tim There, that's better! |
Dad A close-up shot of Dad. I don't know if I really had one before. |
Danny and Beth She's already eaten his brains, and is coming for me next! |
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Beth, Tim, and Celeste I do like the ties. |
Group Shot Beth, Tim, Bob, Danny, Celeste, Mom |
Flowbee Assembly Danny's first order of post-Christmas business: try out his new toy! |
Flowbee Begins It sucks as it cuts! |
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Dad Enjoys Flowbee He's enjoying this quite a lot... |
Odd Feelings I gotta imagine it's a strange feeling. |
Danny the Barber He's really enjoying doing this. |
Final Results Hooray! (I don't know if I can tell the difference.) |
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