Category Archives: Diversions

The stuff that didn’t fit elsewhere.

All in the famWii


My Wii crew
Originally uploaded by nichole_e.

I’m working on making some Wii-people for the fam so we don’t have to waste time when we get together for our Wii tournament. (Didn’t I tell you about that, family? Hmmmm… )

Some of them turned out absolutely perfect. Others, not so much. Sorry about the shortness, Mark and Tom. I’ll fix that. Promise.

(Click here for a closeup.)

Happy anniversary

Rockford and I took the weekend off. Poppy had a big sleepover with “Bompa” (her collective name for Rockford’s parents), and we slept in, had breakfast in bed, read the newspaper, window-shopped, bought fancy chocolate truffles and watched three movies in one day. It was a wonderful start to Year Seven.

It’s so easy to lose sight of each other in the day-to-day. This weekend helped me remember that Rockford isn’t just Poppy’s Daddy or my partner in housekeeping or the guy who pays the bills. He’s my best friend.

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Please click here to join Nichole’s Oscar pool. If that doesn’t work, go to http://defectiveyeti.com/oscars/ and enter poll ID 24724. You could win an as-yet-to-be-determined something!

Now with prizes!

When we were young and carefree, we hosted an Oscars party every year. Our friend Amy rarely came because she requires Absolute Silence on Oscars night, but some of our other friends did come, and we always had a nice time. We also always had an Oscar pool, complete with prizes. Or at the very least, a prize.

We’re not having a party this year, but thanks to Matthew at Defective Yeti, the Oscar pool is alive and well.

Please click here to play. If that doesn’t work, go to http://defectiveyeti.com/oscars/ and enter poll ID 24724.

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