Blizzard december2010

Kate woke me up today at 7 a.m. calling from Auckland to say she had seen the storm report on tv and didn't want me out on the roads going to work :) Fortunately I have a snow day. And doubly fortunate to have Sean in on a Christmas visit. With flights out of logan canceled we have him until at least this afternoon.

It's absolutely beautiful here. A foot of white fluffy snow. It makes me feel like a kid again.

Cousins Christmas

Thank you to Judy, Don, and DJ for hosting this year's Cousins' Christmas. The food, music, activities and beverages were awesome.

A special shout-out to the Merms who did a pajama-packie run for the Hobo-nog.
Powerful stuff! It may well replace NyQuil as my self-medicating drug of choice this winter.

kiwi news

Sherman got a job offer up in Auckland. Looks like the kids are leaving Wellington in the coming weeks. They plan to tour the South Island over the holidays, and then find a place to live before he starts his job the beginning of the year.

The company is going to sponsor them for residency. It will open up lots of opportunities for them, and get them on the national health ins. system too.