Snuggled In

We are keeping warm in the cold of January with friends, family time at home, and political resistance...

Fake Christmas Morning!   A cozy and happy gathering with many, many donuts.

 And cookies.

 And friends!

 And puppies!

 And presents! (the con counting machines were a bit of a bust... but we did win big-- we have the bowling ball again!  It's back in our garden.

 A highlight of the day:  the opportunity for guest to play along with the "solve that electrical wiring mystery" game!  Most of the men spent most of the afternoon in the basement and stairwell, finding the source of some random arcing sparks in the wiring.   Nothing but fun around here!

 Second Sunday Soup

 Back to the Jacob's house, where the group got to experience the Oculus VR system.  Jack and Ivy were ready to move in so they could play forever.

Protest Sign-Making

 So grateful for my friend who took me along to this marvelous event.  A wonderful local space  (a cooperative artists' printing press) hosted the event where a big group of local feminists gathered, mingled, drank wine and learned to make silkscreens, while producing thousands of signs,

 I loved it.  I wanted to stay there all night. May have to get a membership.

Ran into a friend from Hiram who's also going on the buses to the DC march!

 My signs. So proud of myself.  Have to choose one to frame and keep.  Apparently our decor is going to start shifting to "Resistance Art".  Who knew?  Embracing the unexpected this year.


Dinner with friends at the Perry house (aka "snuggle all the babies night")

An out of town guest drew us all to Chagrin falls where we enjoyed tacos and drinks and conversation-- and meeting 6 month old Penny...

 ... and 12-day old Ava!  Ivy was in heaven.

 My baby-loving girl.

I love these ladies.  And their babies!

Here is a glimpse into what happens in my house when Ivy and I leave for a girl's day.  He and daddy set up dueling laptops to play Agario on an online server.  What what that about unexpected?

Officially Jack's favorite spot.

 Bunny picture for fun.  One of Toasted Marshmallow's favorite spots.

 Ivy and I went with Becca to the Wedding Expo at the IX center on Saturday.  It seems that every year at this time I spend a lot of time at the IX center...  What to do in January in Cleveland besides wander around a huge warehouse space with terrible lighting, collecting swag?

Despite the headache I came home with, we had a great time.

 Ivy's favorite limo.  She also enjoyed the one with the poles to spin around...

 Good to get outdoors occasionally, though.  A wintry walk at Forest Hills.

 The kids enjoyed the play area-- and also the ice on the pond and the sticks they found to poke it with.  All those toys we buy these children... and it turns out all they really need is ice and a few sticks.