Leaping Lizzards! (And Gus...)

Did I mention that Gus likes the snow?

And that Idgie still looks regal.

A Christmas Wish

May you always have someplace to curl up where you are safe, and warm, and loved.

(And having a few chewy toys around isn't bad, either...)

A Winter Wonderland, with Shoveling

Look at all the snow on top of my poor little car!

A White Christmas Perhaps?

Got the tree decorated today and the snow started falling tonight. A sign, perhaps?

And a word about the tree - it's nearly nine feet tall and Diane got it for $20 at Save Mart. (And thanks again to the bag boy who helped her hoist it onto her roof and tie it down - you did a nice thing, Sir.)

My car will get its first test in the snow tomorrow (or at least its first test with me behind the wheel.) I figure the Germans should ought to build a car that can handle snow, since they get a fair amount. I've got Z-chains to fit it and two bags of rocks to give the back some weight and bite. I should be fine. There's a story over at Everything's Shiny for those who like their car news served separately.

For the Christmas crew coming here - we'll ferry any and all who don't have four-wheel drive or chains from dry land in the SUV. It's too pretty to miss and we're comfortable with the driving.

Dogs like snow.

The King is Dead. Long Live the King!

Yesterday was Frankie's last halftime show at Memorial Stadium. (A Disney show, beginning with Lion King themes as you might have guessed from the picture...)

Good game, great show and a great season. He'll lead the band onto the field at AT&T Park for the Emerald Bowl as his last official act as the Drum Major of the University of California Marching Band. ("The Best Damn Band in the Land!") A new drum major will be elected this Tuesday, and he or she will then have responsibility for the 230-member company that is the Cal Band.

It was an amazing experience, watching this from our Proud Parent seats in Section X of the Gold Zone. I simply could not be more impressed by or more proud of Frankie. Go Bears!