Merry Christmas

It's amazing what you find time to do when you get a few weeks off of work. I hope this blog helps keep us connected with our loved ones, who this year became more dispersed than ever. In fact, for the first time ever Albuquerque no longer feels to me like the family headquarters. It's a new and strange perspective. And I miss you all.

Where does "L is for peanut" come from? A couple of years ago we asked Nate what we should name our new soccer team. And out it popped. Now it's a blog too. And no one else, in all of blogdom, has ever come up with "L is for peanut" as a blog name, and so now it's ours. It is a blog mostly about our family and other loved ones.

So I'll keep this first post short. It's three days before Chrismas. I'm off of work. Michelle had surgery on her ankle two weeks ago and she's supposed to be off her feet for weeks to come. She's managing to stay upbeat. We're spending a lot of time at home. And we're having a blast. It's probably the first two weeks off this family has had together since Nate was a baby. Chris and Marci come into town on the 26th.