Here’s the obligatory family photo shot of Dad with his grandkids and his birthday cake. Because, well, I have to!

We had a nice, family day today. Relatively quiet, except for the chaos of Chappy’s busy, happy greetings when my sister, brother-in-law, and nephew arrived. (My niece, of course, was already here since she came on Friday.)

Naturally, there were presents and cake.

Not to mention pot roast, mashed potatoes, and salad. And breadsticks that my sister brought. Everything was yummy, and Chappy is exhausted–pretty much a perfect day. We even cleaned his toy basket out.

See? We emptied the whole thing out onto the floor and sorted through them, weeding out a few of the, um, ready-to-move-on toys that he either never plays with any more or who were falling apart. I rather startled him, in fact–he jumped when I dumped the whole thing out.

He really did seem pretty happy, though, surrounded by all of his toys. And, really, it was kind of fun. And definitely fun watching him do the, “Hey, I remember that toy!” when we’d pick up one that had been at the bottom of the basket for months. And, every time I would put one in a pile for recycling, naturally, immediately, that was the one that he had to play with.

Kids.

There was even a little spinning, too–I finished my “Vineyard” singles and now just have to ply them together. I love how very different both bobbins look–it’s like the vines and the fruit are separate–one has a lot more brown and green, while the other is mostly shades of purple with some gold. I look forward to seeing how they ply together.

Oh–and, if you’re remotely a Jane Austen fan, tonight is the first night of the Complete Jane Austen over on Masterpiece (Theater) on PBS. I know that I’m looking forward to it immensely, but then, you already know that I adore Jane Austen, right?

Speaking of television, does anybody remember the show Cupid, created by Rob Thomas (of Veronica Mars fame), starring Jeremy Piven and Paula Marshall? I loved that show, but it was cancelled midway through its first season through no fault of its own. Well, a week or so ago, the TV critic of our local paper reminded folks of it as part of his “Strike Survival Guide” and provided links to You Tube where some kind fan has uploaded every episode. I’ve watched the first couple episodes again for the first time since 1998, and I’m telling you, they’re fabulous. You might want to check them out.

We’re supposed to get snow tonight, which Chappy is just thrilled about. We’re just wondering how much and how much it will interfere with the commute tomorrow morning.

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