Entries from December 2006 ↓

Photos by Jennifer Berges

Thom’s mom (thank you) loaned us some pics of Thom from his childhood. This one was actually taken by his sister, Amy.

While he may not have outgrown many of his habits he does look awfully different. Don’t you think? More to come in the future as we have them really scanned in… (and you thought I was cute?)

For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of experiencing our pathetic DJ skills - we have been trooping the one set of ipod speakers from floor to floor.

In preparation for this weekend’s festivities we got the new Apple Hi-Fi (sounds insane) and Thom loves his new ipod video (which he promises never, ever to lose). This way we’ll have some method of playing music on every floor of the house.

In case any one is interested - Justin Timberlake will be performing live this Sunday in our house (ok, well it will sound like it anyhow).

Ola is already here. Jen’s arriving tommorrow and many more to come… Oooh I finally have a forum for exposing the tawdry pictures I will take. Perhaps now everyone will be on their best behavior…

Jasper loves his new pink octopus that Jake and Finn got him for Christmas.

stuffed mushrooms!

I’ve been itching to try this for ages. After several failed attempts, Tammy finally helped me find the right rice paper for summer rolls. We picked up some vegetarian shrimp and I practiced my rolling skills. Not too shabby for my first attempt.

Tammy would be so proud.

Plus they looked so yummy on one of my new Thomas Paul plates that Thom got me.

This past weekend we headed into Chinatown for a veggie dim sum dinner (and to snag some veggie duck at the grocery store). After dinner it was so nice and warm we walked back home over the Brooklyn Bridge. Thom’s made the trip over the Bridge on several occassions but it was my first. I thought it would be pretty much the same as trekking the Manhattan Bridge (thank you, blackout) but it was breathtaking. We made a stop in Dumbo for a warm drink and then back on the train to go home.

I wouldn’t live anywhere else…

Olivia & Joseph in PJs
Thom and the new pup fight over an Xmas toy.
Jake lost in thought
We all had a great time in Jersey this weekend…eating, eating and eating (can’t get enough of the veggie duck!).

To clarify the below post - we didn’t paint over natural wood. The built in was missing its shelves entirely. What you see below is just plywood painted white.

Before moving into this house I never understood why anyone would paint wood at all. However, living surrounded by dark, dark wood I can understand the desire to have everything clean and white. But don’t worry - I won’t give in to temptation.