Will I be with you or will I be among the missing?

30 Dec 2009 at 14:11

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bow I’m firmly entrenched in a post-Christmas/midsummer haze of test cricket, soaring temperatures and boundless little boy energy.

The holidays were…fantastic.

I don’t know that I’ve ever thought, spoken or written that particular combination of those four words before. But this year was something special with family visiting and a proper American Thanksgiving and a gaggle of young kids at Christmas.

It wasn’t perfect. With family come the inevitable spats and the predictable dramas. And there are still bad days and sometimes it’s too hot and you’re too tired. And there was the thing at Carrickalinga.

But you take the bad with the good and you get on with wringing joy out of life wherever you can and when the hell did I become such a Pollyanna?

At any rate, I just wanted to pop up and wish you all a Happy New Year and post a couple of holiday themed slideshows for those of you that know me well enough to want to see endless family photos.

First, my family’s visit to Oz at Thanksgiving….

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and second, Christmas with Dr. O’C’s family…

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23 Comments

by Nichole

30 Dec 2009 at 14:44

If Bill Gates were to call me right now and say, “Hey, Nichole, I’m not using my personal jet right now. Would you like to borrow it?” I’d say, “Yes, Bill, thank you.” And then I’d pack up the family, and we’d all come over and hang out and pet kangaroos with you and yours.
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by The Unbearable Banishment

30 Dec 2009 at 15:00

Very nice photos. Coincidentally, I am also winding up an unusually fine holiday. One for the ages, really. I hope it’s a sign that the coming decade will be better than the one we are about to throw onto the ash heap.
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by suzer

30 Dec 2009 at 19:18

Pleased to see you’ve found your holiday spirit:)
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by chris

30 Dec 2009 at 20:28

Ahh, the joys of the season! We too had a Down Under holiday and returned yesterday. Enjoy the warmth–it’s freezing cold here in Munich. Have a joyous New Year!
by Martin

30 Dec 2009 at 22:39

Heh, how very contented!

All the best for the new year from dreary NW Europe.
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by Technobabe

31 Dec 2009 at 00:28

Wonderful pictures of the families together for the holidays. Great memories for the children with all generations together. All the best to you and yours for a year ahead full of adventures and love.
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by Blogging Mama Andrea

31 Dec 2009 at 00:31

Happy Holidays to you and I hope the New Year is something special.

I’m still dreaming about those recent 22 hours of kid free bliss.
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by Mongoliangirl

31 Dec 2009 at 00:58

Beautiful, AFM. Reading this post and seeing your photos made my heart feel good. Thanks!
Here’s to you and yours in the New Year.
And, pollyanna? I think not. Perhaps just a guy who is willing to go with the flow and get with the good when the good shows up.
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by SciFi Dad

31 Dec 2009 at 01:23

Happy New Year to you and yours as well. I’m glad things were so fantastic (I say gritting my teeth as one of us is vomiting, one is passed out in bed two hours after waking up, one of us is cutting what seems like 17 teeth at once).
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by Cat

31 Dec 2009 at 01:33

I’m glad your Holidays were fantastic. Happy New Year to you and yours.
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by Here In Franklin

31 Dec 2009 at 01:44

Great photos and my, you have been busy with the relatives. Those must be Timmin’s last pictures…that makes me a little sad. Hey–your Dawgs looked pretty good the other night–they did the SEC proud!
by Prefers Her Fantasy Life

31 Dec 2009 at 01:45

Yes, your holidays do look quite merry. Mine were a bit weird. Christmas Eve was spent with the soon-to-be-ex, my 11-year old, and his buddy watching District 9.

Happy New Year to you all.

Meg
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by rassles

31 Dec 2009 at 02:40

Work it and win.
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by muskrat

31 Dec 2009 at 03:36

Do folks act like drunken jackasses in AUS on New Year’s? If so, I need to find a flight asap.
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by People in the Sun

31 Dec 2009 at 04:01

Man… I have a deja vu with your little boy. It’s like you have identical twins that were born two years apart. Maybe you don’t see it that way though.

Great pictures.

Christmas/Holiday here was surprisingly harmless.

Happy New Year.
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by courtney

31 Dec 2009 at 06:56

Happy New Year to you too, Pollyanna. I’m glad you had such a nice holiday, and your photos are stunning.
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by barbara

31 Dec 2009 at 07:22

Happy new year to you and your family, the bad times make the good times even more precious. Enjoy them to the fullest when they come along
by Beth

01 Jan 2010 at 01:12

I rather like this Pollyanna side of you. Having kids has a way of reorganizing priorities and viewpoints. In my opinion, for the better.

Have a happy new year!
by maggie, dammit

01 Jan 2010 at 02:33

This post is like a sigh. Happy new year to you and yours, C.
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by Seattledad (Luke, I am Your Father)

01 Jan 2010 at 15:00

For some reason I can’t actually see the pictures, but it sounds like you had a good holiday season.

I wish you a terrific New Year, which you are already enjoying I’m sure.
by arizaphale

02 Jan 2010 at 01:06

The pictures of Timmins left me gutted but……wtf is wrong with Pollyanna? I thought she kicked a bit of pessimist arse myself!
PS: Thank you for sharing as much of the NY as you can, with extremely small children, with us. May 2010 be extraordinary.
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by Jill/Twipply Skwood

04 Jan 2010 at 23:46

Oh I don’t think it makes you a Pollyanna at ALL! Just a survivor. I’m glad you had nice holidays.
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by Gypsy

13 Jan 2010 at 07:02

I’m glad you had a fantastic holiday. Happy New Year!
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