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Family Date Night

FINALLY!  Family date night!  We ate the most delicious cheese fondu and then watched 2 episodes of Stranger things.  It was so yummy, cozy, and fun.  Plus, the table was set so beautifully! 

 

 

Happy New Year 2026!!

 

Our Gingerbread House

Our Gingerbread House

Anna made a house of ginger
it was so sugary sweet
it took her all day long to make
but lasted only weeks

first we cracked the ceiling
then we cracked the door
next we broke all four walls
happily we tore

Jamie, Zoe, Anders, Kuba,
Anna, Judy and some more
crunched and shouted as we ate
yummy to the core! 

A to Z 2025

A Anna, Anders, Annie, Anna Grace, AI artificial Intelligence,

B Bugs, BearBear, Burned down RV, Blood on the Clocktower, Better Together group, Birding, Barbro, 

C Costa Rica, College visits, Caretaking, 

D Dock, Dingy, many Dinners at Dining room table, 

E 18, EMS,

F Friends, Far Far’s journals, 57, Fabulous Four, Flower boxes, 

G Glynnis, Governors Institute for the Arts, our Gardens, 

H Honda Ridgeline, HADESTOWN, Hades, Heathers

I ICE, 

J Judy, junior year, Jean Val jean, Jamie & AJ, 

K Kuba, 

L Camp Little Notch, Les Misérables, trip to London, Last year of teaching, 

M Morgan, Milo,

N New Village Farm, No Kings Rally, 

O OSA Peninsula, 

P Pura Vida, Parkinson’s, Peter Pan, Palo-Seco, Protesting, new pizza oven, Perkins Pier, Plum Island, 

Q Quarry Hill, made Quilt for our bed, 

R Robin Fawcett, anticipating Retirement,

S Siena, Sandy, SIX-SEVEN, Thea's sundowners, 65, snowplowing Mr Krugers, sledding on Mr. Philo, Senior year, Stainless Steel counter, Sound of Music, Six, Sweden with Morfar, Sailing, Sunsets on the lake, Sandy’s cabin, Sailing to and from the mooring, Semester abroad, Signboard on Sidewalk

T Thea, Tiger, 20, Truro, Tufts?, Thrifting, Travel, 

U Ukelele, UVM greenhouses,

V Valerie, Very Merry, Captain Von Trapp

W Werewolf,

X MMXXV,

Y YES program, Yard sales, 

Z Zoe, 

Poor Poor Thea

It's been months now that Thea has not been well.  Still, we are uncertain as to what exactly is wrong, but we know it involves pain, sleeplessness, and spinal/neck issues that don't allow her to fully lower her head.  This is after spending thousands of dollars...to only find out what we could easily have told you ourselves.  She has been on pain meds & anti-anxiety meds to help manage the pain.  Our reality, unfortunately is that we cannot afford the diagnostic test and the following news that might involve surgery. We are about to have two kids in college and have many other financial needs that makes us hesitate to use thousands more.  In all honestly, it's been hell.  This began on a Sunday, October 12th.  We took her to the emergency animal hospital, which gave us no good information and sucked thousands of dollars from our pockets.  It's been over 2 months now and it's been a bit of a rollercoaster, not exactly knowing what is wrong, experimenting with meds, and over 70 days of sleepless nights.  Anna's been bearing the brunt of it.  I am not sure at all how this will all end.  There's been more than one moment when we've been sure we were putting her down.   And yet, here she is.  Yesterday she looked great during the day and then again horrible at night.  This is not fun to write, not fun to endure, and so sad for Thea.     
 

And the Stockings Were Hung

 

I love Christmas stockings.  All of ours are handmade and stitched with new buttons and new embroidery every year.  This year, Anders got a little row of ants climbing up his stocking and Kuba got a Pokémon ball. It's all in the details!