Hey, Mom! Talking to My Mother #545 - Christmas at the Tower House 2016

me and my paunch
Christmas gifts 2016

Hey, Mom! Talking to My Mother #545 - Christmas at the Tower House 2016

Hi Mom, I feel a blog wrap-up coming on as I never intended to be writing this in 2017, and yet, I am.

But for now, I am just showing you these photos. I know you would like to see them.

I wish you were here celebrating with us.

Christmas gifts mixed among previously owned books
Top three on both sides are gifts for 2016, excluding Nightvale

More gifts for Christmas 2016

a stack of gifts from Christmas 2016

Here Liesel opens a "gift" to reveal the first Cheap Trick album, which she had as a young girl and I recovered it from where it had been to give back to her.

Ivan purposefully closes his eyes to mess up the picture.

Piper knows how to properly pose for a picture.

Satchel takes care of shredding the wrapping paper for us.

I managed to catch Ivan before he had time to close his eyes.

I am so proud of my wife the Nurse Practitioner with her embroidered lab coat.

Two last pics of Piper and Ivan, note the eyes.

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Reflect and connect.

Have someone give you a kiss, and tell you that I love you.

I miss you so very much, Mom.

Talk to you tomorrow, Mom.

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- Days ago = 547 days ago

- Bloggery committed by chris tower - 1701.02 - 10:10

NOTE on time: When I post late, I had been posting at 7:10 a.m. because Google is on Pacific Time, and so this is really 10:10 EDT. However, it still shows up on the blog in Pacific time. So, I am going to start posting at 10:10 a.m. Pacific time, intending this to be 10:10 Eastern time. I know this only matters to me, and to you, Mom. But I am not going back and changing all the 7:10 a.m. times. But I will run this note for a while. Mom, you know that I am posting at 10:10 a.m. often because this is the time of your death.