Saturday, December 23, 2006

Christmas Eve Eve

Saturday (Norwalk): Woke. Sometime. A good sleep, but the mattress was a little hard. Sitting in bed as MB showered. Shower. Eventually we all met downstairs and had some nice breakfast (eggs, soy sausage, coffee, little toasts, pumpkin and sunflower butters). Some quiet time. Mom called Koky and we said we'd be over in an hour. I practiced guitar a bit.

A lovely visit with Koky (my old 5th grade teacher. Now, 94). Some tea and opening little presents. Got her gas fire working (well, the remote wouldn't work, but found the manual switch). I showed her my new guitar and played a bit. Then MB and I played some music for her and my mom. Got a call from a fellow who was the head-master of LRS for a time, as well as the teacher of several subjects.

Back home and a bit more down-time. Eventually, the present opening got underway. Good stuff. I gave MB and iPod and a speaker system to go with it. Hopefully it will work nicely for her belly-dance gigs. Some good books. Kitchen stuff from mom.

Off for some supper at "Wild Rice," a new Oriental restaurant (sort of Japanese/Chinese hybrid). Mom has come to a new understanding of the horrors of factory-style animal husbandry, so she's mostly vegetarian now. Good for her!

Back home, dessert treats and hanging out. The three of us took a walk around the condo complex with Max the dog. Now, the day is winding down.

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