Here it is, December 20. Christmas gifts are winging their way around the country, and we’ve got some wicked weather happening - 50-70 km/h winds aren’t fun, especially when they’re accompanied by snow. It’s never a good sign when I see snow whipping by my window virtually horizontally.

But back to the beginning of this post - Christmas is 5 days away. I’ve got a couple of gifts for Erin already, and another bunch are in shipping (dunno if they will arrive before Christmas or not.) Bryan arrived from Vancouver on Saturday, and I’m happy to say that William seemed to take to him right away — he wasn’t scared, or shy or anything. There has been a lot of “Play cars uncle —*pause while William figures out which uncle he’s looking at* Dare—Bryan?” Of course whichever uncle he’s talking to dutifully sits on the carpet and plays cars with him.

Yesterday, Darren taught him how to play the piano with his forehead (eat your heart out Alvin Law) so he did a fair amount of that. He’s invented this game where he chases the dogs in circles, laughing like a maniac the whole time. He’s also rediscovered a love for ice cream, cookies and chocolate apparently. It’s hard to believe that he was a tiny helpless little 7 pound baby just 22 months ago.

Simpson’s quote of the day: “We want chilli-willi!” - Barney