2026

How to keep yourself and your family busy during the seemingly endless period between the new year and when the weather actually gets nice

I decided to go with a title for this entry to accurately describe how this time of year can feel....endless monotony. However, we vowed to make the best of a dreary time of year by making our own fun. Huxley got a new pair of rollerskates for Christmas, and learned how to skate at the same place I learned as a kid, the Rollerworld on Stadium Drive. Liesl inherited Huxley's old skates and was also making great progress. Knowles.....rode a toy horse around Hardings.

Dad won another pickleball tournement with Gorn, moving up to the 3.5 division this time around. This year also marked the 2nd annual Family Dance for 12th street elementary and Liesl's first time going. Huxley once again ran around with her friends, dancing, snacking and have a grand old time. Liesl mostly hung out with Dad and watched from afar, perhaps getting her bearings about her for some more active participation next year.

Huxley also turned 8! Well, she turned 8 on 12/28, but we had her party in late January, once again at Jungle Joe's. Mom and Dad think this might be a popular pick among the kids the last couple of years because of the birthday stuffie and the extra tickets given to the birthday child. Either way, Hux and her friends had a great time running around, bouncing, playing games, then refueling with pizza and sugar just in time to go home.