Uncle Josh and Arthur traveled around town to three or four different stores searching for the right pare of ice skates for Jessica’s birthday. They finally found them. Art really wanted to go Ice skating with Jessica.

It’s been super cold but the kids are starting to use it and dig it.

I hope you have a nice new year and are happy enough! And if you’re feeling sadness I hope it lifts. It’s can be dark and cold out there, as it was tonight when we braved the -4 degree (w/out windchill!) for a candlelight walk at Wood Lake Nature Center. Happy New Year folks.

My brother Josh has always been a fantastic maze maker. And amazing maze maker! Even since he was little. We have this one he made from long ago, probably a teenager? Fantastic detail and imagination and attention to detail in this thing:

Arthur and Lewis, too, have been been working on making mazes lately. I’m sure we’ll share some in this space eventually but for now let me share the one Josh made for Art when he stopped by over the weekend. Art had to run and pee before finishing it he was laughing so hard. Some of the pitfalls in this maze:
You go to school naked!
You eat a stinky hot dog!
You pooped your pants!
Papa poops on you!
You slip and fall into poop!

Joanna, Jessica’s wonderful stepmother, took her and her sister Emily out to lunch today for Jessica’s 39th birthday. 39! Jesus I’m married to an old lady.

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