Dude, where's my car?

During yesterday's sudden snow storm and subsequent traffic snarl, dubbed "worst traffic ever" by longtime Portlanders and state officials, at least a thousand vehicles were abandoned in Portland and eventually towed. Somewhere. So many cars were towed by so many companies that some people are apparently having difficulty finding out where their car went and how to get it back.
Fortunately I made it home OK, and with the car - though it did take 40 minutes to drive the 3 miles home. Some less fortunate drivers were stuck in traffic for several hours. Think I'll take tomorrow off. :-)

Christmas

It's Christmas already! Every year we say we're definitely not waiting until the last minute to send out Christmas cards and gifts next year, but it never seems to work out that way. This year we decided to forgo many gifts for the family and spread the wealth (such as it is) to people and families we knew could really use the help. This has been a tough year for just about everyone and we feel very fortunate to have everything we need. Austin has been particularly thoughtful towards others this year and that's about the best Christmas present a dad can get.

Merry Christmas!

Familial Resemblance?

Strange, but I think Austin's starting to resemble some of his girl cousins...

Someone's Feeling Cranky...

And it's me. My back went out again on Monday. (What the heck does that mean anyway? Where did it go and when's it coming back? Some say they "threw their back out." I'd like to throw mine out.) But I digress... I can't sleep because I wake up shrieking every 15 minutes when I try to turn over, I can barely walk - assuming I can first stand up, the big painkiller horse pills and muscle relaxants are just useless, and this giant glass of wine is only raising the level of sarcasm. Not that anyone's noticed. Aarghh! OK, I'm done. :-)