The Christmas Microscope

We got a wonderful gift this year of a small digital microscope.  The kids have had a great time looking at things like...

The pixels on a computer screen VS.



The OLED pixels on my cell phone.



Sugar



Salt



Artificial Sweetener



Bread



Black Pepper



Wood and a Nail



Cloth



Printed Pictures



and even Hair.

I hope these are as fun for you as they have been for our kids.

Happy Things

It's been one heck of a Christmas.

I don't want to talk about it yet.

But I do want to share these things that make me happy:

This magical frost only lasted a couple hours in that sun. What a sight. 7 December 2018.

"Look! This is as high as I can go!" 4 December 2018

The following is "The Bad Guy Dance", a cooperative effort between Alice (dance) and Robert (music) that they developed one night after dinner. 12 December 2018.

This was one reason Alice and Robert were so silly happy that night after dinner. They love a cook out. 50 degrees on December 12th? I'll take it.

Matthew fell asleep on me. He never falls asleep on me. Just Bobby. This was a privilege. 19 December 2018.

It looks like a hug, but we all know it's not. Hilarious fun until someone takes it a little too far. 24 December 2018.

The following is a video interview Matthew took of me today. I don't normally like to watch videos of myself, but this one makes me happy. It's the most normal I've felt in a long, long time. 

Not Ready

We decorated the Christmas tree this week.



We started #LightTheWorld (2016 version 'cuz it's easier for the kids to grasp).

We had the first of 4 Advent Sings.

And still I'm not ready for Christmas. Not feeling the love, dude. What am I missing?!