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Our pathetic Christmas tree Our pathetic Christmas tree21-Dec-2008 12:53SONY DSC-W55, 2.8, 6.3mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 100	Ice in our backyard, a few days before Christmas Ice in our backyard, a few days before Christmas22-Dec-2008 00:29SONY DSC-W55, 2.8, 6.3mm, 0.0125 sec, ISO 100	Closeup of the ice that coated everything Closeup of the ice that coated everything22-Dec-2008 02:32SONY DSC-W55, 8, 8.2mm, 0.003125 sec, ISO 100
Eidan in his Iron Man costume Eidan in his Iron Man costume21-Dec-2008 22:42SONY DSC-W55, 2.8, 6.3mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 100	Kai on Christmas Eve Kai on Christmas Eve25-Dec-2008 09:33SONY DSC-W55, 2.8, 6.3mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 250	Mike and Eidan at Terry’s house on Christmas Eve Mike and Eidan at Terry’s house on Christmas Eve25-Dec-2008 09:33SONY DSC-W55, 2.8, 6.3mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 320
The next generation, at their finest The next generation, at their finest25-Dec-2008 08:01SONY DSC-W55, 2.8, 6.3mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 250	Eidan and Kai wrestling with Uncle Paul Eidan and Kai wrestling with Uncle Paul26-Dec-2008 01:57SONY DSC-W55, 2.8, 6.3mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 100	Eidan passed out on a chair after all the Christmas excitement Eidan passed out on a chair after all the Christmas excitement27-Dec-2008 05:32SONY DSC-W55, 2.8, 6.3mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 100

Christmas started early for the boys, as they opened their presents on the Sunday before Christmas. Our decorations were even more pathetic than usual this year. Maria is always overwhelmed with grading work for all her students at the end of the semester, and I was preoccupied with the repair work in the wake of our plumbing disaster. But of course the boys still made out like bandits.

They got their presents early from us because a few days later, we went to Newport to spend Christmas with my family. Holiday trips to Newport are always a whirlwind experience for us, as I have a ridiculous number of relatives to visit in such a short time. It’s complicated – I’ve got half-siblings, steps, ex-steps – but to me they’re all simply family (and the boys may not have figured out exactly who everyone is yet, but they do know that they get plenty of presents). The standing joke in the family is that my half-brother and half-sister – who are not related to each other in any way – should get married, so that we can all become each others in-laws too. It would be like that old song, I’m My Own Grandpa.

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