That's One Christmas Down

Owls, the kid is surrounded by owls.  On the walls, above his bed, printed on his bed and now this giant plush one.  He seems to sure love them, as you can see here, but let's be honest for a second, owls are creepy.  They're predators of the night, stealthily and silently killing all sorts of little creatures.  Oh well, it's cool, I kinda like 'em too.

 Anyway, Tuesday was Kathy's last day with us, Porter and I dropped her at the train station and she was off.  In about another four hours from now she'll be back in Canton.  If you're struggling with the math, that's 53ish uninterrupted hours of Amtrak's finest service.  I'm glad she was able to visit us this year and got to meet her grandson.  We'll miss her and look forward to her next visit, likely to occur somewhere other than Seattle.