Sunday, January 2, 2011

Blog restart is official




For those of you just joining the blog, welcome. For those returning, welcome back!

Zoë got her learner's permit last week. Here she is at the wheel of her dad's giant truck (and no, she's learning in the Prius!) I've had that thing for almost 9 years and it took me 3 years just to get used to just how enormous it is. She's doing a great job, and gets better each time she gets behind the wheel.

Here's the result of Peggy's artistry, which was in progress the last post. The LED lighting strip above gives us a choice of 44 colors and five levels of brightness. Hot magenta at full brightness is surreal.

We intentionally didn't load all the books back into the shelves after we painted them. Really taking a look at the unconscious collection of stuff we all fall into. We had boxes of seashells, board games, VHS tapes and Christmas CDs jammed into every square inch. Much better now.

Peg and I are taking a yoga class downtown once a week. We both love it, even if we're sore for two days afterward!

We did a bit of cooking as a family over the holidays, which we hope to expand on this year. Zoë has shown an interest in exploring recipes in Peg's "Cancer-Fighting Kitchen" cookbook. I enjoy the energy of the three of us in the kitchen.