note her neighbor's well behind the fence. he's old school.
2. Ignatius had surgery on Christmas Eve! Thankfully it was just a benign lump (probably from eating too many loaves of bread/hamburger buns/plastic bags full of meat/chocolate/ice cream):
real convo that happened when Dad and I picked him up from surgery:
Dad: Okay Clairey, Ignatius is probably going to be sedated . . .
Woman Behind Counter: Ummm . . . NOPE! He was howling the minute he woke up.
(Ignatius comes romping down the hall, barking, with vet tech in tow)
Dad: Well. I see he's not sedated.
Vet Tech: This dog was like . . . a bomb in Afghanistan as soon as the surgery was over!
Other Vet Tech (shouting from parking lot): We're not sad to see that dog go!
at home, post-surgery
3. I drank egg nog out of my grandma's antique glasses in front of the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve:
4. I got to see this lil thing:
Lesley's daughter, Matilda
from Lesley's flickr
5. My daddy got this big ass tattoo (only partially completed):
(a Skip Williamson original)
6. annnnnnnnnd . . . Micaela came to see me!!
I promise I am not a zombie!
You all know how much I love this girl . . . cause I talk about her all the time. Sadly, she's been living in Virginia (and I in San Francisco) for the duration of our friendship. But as fortune would have it, I was at my mama's house in Georgia just as Micaela and her sweet husband were making the long road trip from Madison Heights, Virginia to their new home, El Paso, Texas! They planned to stop and stay at Chip's grandfather's old farm house their first night on the road . . . conveniently located just 15 minutes from my mama's house!
And although our time together was nowhere near long enough (Mama and I cooked breakfast for them last Thursday morning, the same day I left for the airport to head back to California), it was wonderful! But hugging Micaela live and in the flesh only makes me yearn for a longer visit . . . she's so very dear to me (and every bit as beautiful and sweet in person as you all think she is). Here's to a real trip very soon!!
Happy New Year . . . it was back to the grind for me today with classes & classes to teach. Hope everyone's January is off to a good start!