Finally they can see

In the winter we tend to let Sadie and Sylvester go quite a while in between haircuts. They just look so cute all fluffy. But it was getting to the point where their hair was so long you could barely see their eyes and the hair on the feet made it so slippery they would slide out if they went around corners too quickly. So finally I took them in to get hair cuts and they came back looking so skinny. They left Sylvester's head looking pretty poofy--a big head on a tiny body. Sadie is much more proportional. Now with so much less hair they are cold in this winter weather and they lay snuggled up in little balls with their noses tucked under their paws.

A Little Culture

Saturday night we decided it would be fun to do something different. I had heard about the RPO concert from someone at work and we decided to give it a try. It was Bugs Bunny at the Symphony. Part of the concert was just the music, part was music with the cartoons, and there were a couple segments of just the cartoons. It was fun. Because of the cartoons a lot of kids were there. And one of the funniest things was when it was quiet as the orchestra played during a cartoon and then a kind would think the cartoon was funny and burst out in laughter into the silence. We had a fun time and will have to go back for more performances in the future.

The End and the Beginning

This year we continued the Marcell traditions for New Year. For the first time we had a New Years tree. It was only about 4 feet tall but it was prelit and festively decorated. Of course we had the "seafood feast"--4 lbs crab legs, 2 lbs shrimp, lobster tails, porterhouse steaks, baked potatoes, salad. Fortunately another couple came over to help Caleb eat all that seafood, because I am no use for that stuff. Needless to say, everyone was stuffed by the end. The rest of the night until midnight was spent playing our new game Nerts and then watching the ball drop. Times square didn't seem nearly as exciting as it used to as a kid, lots of product placement bits. It was a fun night.

Saturday we started off the year by taking down all the Christmas stuff. Fortunately it was kind of warm (50's) and the snow was melted, for Caleb to take the lights off the house. Unfortunately it was rainy, which made the ladder a little dangerous. Once the tree is out on the curb you know the holidays are officially over. But it feels nice to have all the extra stuff put away again.