Reed's 3:38 AM Texts

My mother-in-law Keiko gave the boys a gigantic Teddy Bear for Christmas...weights about 40 pounds and is 5' tall!!

Much to my chagrin we brought it home last night. Reed wanted it in his room so we sat it in the corner.

At 3:38AM I am awoken by 4 text messages sent rapid-fire.

Anybody wanna gigantic Teddy Bear?

Best,

DAddy

Wee Christmas Tree 2017

Took this photo a lil after 2AM Christmas Eve just after I put all the gifts under and around the tree.

This was the smallest tree we have ever had. Waited until 12/16 to get a tree. It was late, we were coming back home after a late-ish dinner at The Oakland Diner. We stopped at a little lot in the corner of the Copper Tree Mall parking lot in Oakland. It was cold and no one had on a real Winter coat.

The trees were all small.

"All the bigger ones are already gone," said the kid in the lot.

I wanted to leave and head to a bigger lot in Franklin Lakes to look for a "better" tree but Hunter was appalled.

"We can't leave Dad --that would be rude." My 11 y/o son Hunter,  who has been known to tell his parent s to STFU, can be surprisingly empathetic sometimes. Leaving now would mean he'd be upset and angry --would probably cry.

So picked the best of what was left...with tax it was $58.50...gave the kid a $10 tip.

Merry Christmas.

Love, Dad