Happy New Year!
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przedI've got fifteen minutes before I've promised to take Ros and one of her friends skating, so I thought I'd just pop online and wish everyone a happy new year.
We've had a relaxed and yet packed holiday season. Were up at my mom's for Christmas. I cooked the turkey (my third one ever, and the one that finally turned out well; I wish I'd taken a picture) and the Sweetie baked a pumpkin pie. Ros got a new American Girl, I got Star Trek Catan and there were lots of board games played and skating done. (I am amused that my kid is going to know Star Trek first because of the board game. Shall have to watch The Trouble with Tribbles with her one of these days.)
Since we've gotten back to Toronto I've been off work and hanging out with Ros. We went to a figure skating show one of the big theatres put on for the holidays on Monday. I went to a uni friend's 60th birthday party. (She's ten years older than the rest of us. Which means we're all hitting 50 next year!) And there's been playdates for Ros, giving me a few hours at a time which I've been using to work on the neverending task of decluttering the house. (A friend who's starting her own speech therapy practice, having just gotten laid off from working for the city program, has just picked up boxes and boxes of Ros' old toys for her work. Win win for us both!)
And to add some fannish content, I got a fab Strike Back story for Yuletide:
What a Lovely Way to Burn (5653 words)
Fandom: Strike Back
Relationships: Damien Scott/Michael Stonebridge
Summary: There was going to be one hell of a debrief when they got out of here. Locke had sent them back into South America knowing it was going to be a goat rodeo, but nobody had expected this level of colossal cluster fuck.
Lots of hurt/comforty goodness, and perfect Damien Scott voice.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
msmoat you must give it a read!
Tonight is going to be the usual low key new year for us. We were going to try and get Ros to watch A Hard Day's Night on TCM with us (the house rule is if she's going to stay up until midnight on new year she has to watch a movie with mommy and daddy) but she's discovered that there's also a Leafs hockey game on. I suspect hockey will win, though I'm going to push for recording the Beatles so we can watch after the game is over, leading up to midnight.
Best new year wishes to you all!
We've had a relaxed and yet packed holiday season. Were up at my mom's for Christmas. I cooked the turkey (my third one ever, and the one that finally turned out well; I wish I'd taken a picture) and the Sweetie baked a pumpkin pie. Ros got a new American Girl, I got Star Trek Catan and there were lots of board games played and skating done. (I am amused that my kid is going to know Star Trek first because of the board game. Shall have to watch The Trouble with Tribbles with her one of these days.)
Since we've gotten back to Toronto I've been off work and hanging out with Ros. We went to a figure skating show one of the big theatres put on for the holidays on Monday. I went to a uni friend's 60th birthday party. (She's ten years older than the rest of us. Which means we're all hitting 50 next year!) And there's been playdates for Ros, giving me a few hours at a time which I've been using to work on the neverending task of decluttering the house. (A friend who's starting her own speech therapy practice, having just gotten laid off from working for the city program, has just picked up boxes and boxes of Ros' old toys for her work. Win win for us both!)
And to add some fannish content, I got a fab Strike Back story for Yuletide:
What a Lovely Way to Burn (5653 words)
Fandom: Strike Back
Relationships: Damien Scott/Michael Stonebridge
Summary: There was going to be one hell of a debrief when they got out of here. Locke had sent them back into South America knowing it was going to be a goat rodeo, but nobody had expected this level of colossal cluster fuck.
Lots of hurt/comforty goodness, and perfect Damien Scott voice.
msmoat you must give it a read!Tonight is going to be the usual low key new year for us. We were going to try and get Ros to watch A Hard Day's Night on TCM with us (the house rule is if she's going to stay up until midnight on new year she has to watch a movie with mommy and daddy) but she's discovered that there's also a Leafs hockey game on. I suspect hockey will win, though I'm going to push for recording the Beatles so we can watch after the game is over, leading up to midnight.
Best new year wishes to you all!
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Date: 2014-12-31 09:18 pm (UTC)Happy New Year's to you and yours! ♥
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Date: 2014-12-31 10:58 pm (UTC)and the Sweetie baked a pumpkin pie
...in the shape of Howard Donald? One can hope. (But he did really well earlier; he's now paid up for years to come!)
Well, Happy New Year to you, too! All the best, and all the fandom you could possibly want in 2015. :D
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Date: 2015-01-01 01:10 am (UTC)The pumpkin pie was not in the shape of Howard (oh, if only *g*) but it was delicious. (He's definitely paid up for years to come. And he knows it. *g*)
And best wishes for a fab 2015 to you, too!
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Date: 2015-01-01 12:00 pm (UTC)May you and yours have a splendid year.
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Date: 2015-01-01 02:53 pm (UTC)Happy new year, dearest friend! Hope you all had a lovely New Year's Eve and are enjoying a wonderful New Year's Day - all the best for 2015 for everyone of the Zed family! I have a feeling it's going to be a grand new year! *G* Big hugs all around and "Prosit Neujahr!"
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Date: 2015-01-01 03:44 pm (UTC)I hope you also had a lovely New Year's Eve! We're going to indulge in a very rare pajama day of watching hockey and playing board games.
My best wishes for a wonderful new year for you and all your loved ones, and I will see you in five months and twelve days! (No, I'm not counting down. Why do you ask? *g*)
::HUGS::
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Date: 2015-01-01 05:04 pm (UTC)Today is a big pyjama day, with watching of the annual NHL Winter Classic outdoor hockey game and hopefully an epic game of Lord of the Rings Risk this afternoon.
Hope you have a great new year!
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Date: 2015-01-01 04:55 pm (UTC)I am so glad we were able to meet twice in 2014. Yay, cons!
Huh! Star Trek Catan?? We love Settlers of Catan... This may need investigating.
It sounds like you've been busy, yet balanced, which is a great way to be. I hope you got in both Hockey and Beatles last night. Happy new year, and I hope 2015 is wonderful to you and your family!
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Date: 2015-01-01 05:17 pm (UTC)It is indeed a fab thing that we were able to meet twice in 2014. I'm afraid there will be a dearth of PFL in my life this year. Unless you come to MediaWest. (Come! It will be fun!)
Star Trek Catan is great fun. You get to trade for Dilithium! And the pieces are little Enterprises! And there are support cards with all the original crew. And I got Spock in our first game! Plus, it's made people do goofy stuff like this:
I've definitely been busy. I'm working on balanced. I really, really need to work on getting more sleep. Especially if I'm going to be doing this Taekwando training lark.
Hope you have a fab 2015!
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Date: 2015-01-01 08:05 pm (UTC)Star Trek Catan sounds brilliant!
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Date: 2015-01-01 08:40 pm (UTC)The regular Settlers of Catan is a family favourite in our house, but the Star Trek version just makes me all sorts of happy. \o/
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