So the GRE....Ya don't know what to say...I had to reschedule for the 12th of January because the computer I was signed up to take it on went down and I could not take the test. At least thats the short version not including the waiting all night long to find out if I for sure had to postpone the test. So after a long night and no completion of the GRE later....I spent most my day editing Robert American Institutions final paper and decided to alleviate some stress by taking pictures of the boys who are feeling mighty abused at the moment with the lack of attention over the past few crazy days.
We brought our Adirondack chairs a few weeks ago out of the snow and I thought they brightened up the living room with some Christmas colors. I have been dying to shove the boys onto them and get one perfect picture. Widgeon is the hardest thing to photograph.....he's all black and his facial features get washed out.....but despite their unwillingness to get photographed and them only wanting to do everything but what mom wants I got a few good ones....minus the big huge red rocket Drake was displaying just in time for me to snap a few....yes Drake decide he would add some perfectly festive (the color red) but inappropriate details to mom's picture....and people think dogs aren't like children.....how many of you have had your kids do something inappropriate doing Christmas pictures??? However, its hard to know whether this was deliberate or just happening....
Despite our crazy weekend of studying, the Titans battery dying and other weekend chores, we managed to get Robert his Christmas present. He has been wanting to get dive certified before we possibly head to St. Kitts.....so....we have singed him up for classes and his new, snorkel, fins, mask and diving boot are sitting under the tree with the other wrapped presents....mind you, i refuse to wrap them.....what a waste of paper....unfortunately there is no big Christmas surprise in what he is getting but its kind of hard to buy diving equipment with out the person trying it on. At least it motivated him to shave from a full beard back down to his cute goatee...he can't make a tight seal around his mask with scruff or even more so carpet on his face.
We are looking forward to Kate's parents and brother joining us in a few days for the holidays and hope to have some more great festive pictures...minus the red rocket...posted soon. Kind of sad to say this could be our last white Christmas for a while....but I would gladly trade it for sand in a heartbeat....if only we could get that pesky GRE taken and my apps submitted in a timely manner.......
