December 2000

Any Family News? No, not really that I can think of but since this may be the first time you have visited this page (I advertised on my Christmas card ;-) I should put something new here. RAW is still a stay @ home dad and is enjoying watching Hollace grow up. He took a couple classes at the community college this last semester. I am still working at Abbott doing webpages and multimedia. I took a class (thru work) on digital video editing that I can't wait to apply. My first project (till I get an official one from work) is to edit down the 2 hours of footage of us on Christmas morning. I just set the camcorder on a tripod and let it roll. Including the time I opened by mistake, the gift I got RAW and wondered why in the world he would get me what I got him! We will just have to see if that ends up on the cutting room floor! What Hollace Has Been Up To Lately! Hollace is now 22 months old. She is such a little girl carrying around her "babies" and putting them down to "nike" (I think night-night). Her vocabulary has grown by leaps and bounds though most of what she says is still unrecognizable. I know one thing for sure, she sure is a demanding tyke. Shaking her finger telling you to get on the couch now(!) or commanding you to walk (while holding her) She still tries to avoid the camera whenever possible; she now knows the meaning of "cheese". She says it whenever either I or her pick up a camera. Hollace Phrases "me me" translated "excuse me" as she tries to push us out of the way "Mom down!", she wants me to sit down "Walk!" that is either follow me or pick me up and walk me around "I got a bike!" what she said several times after getting a trike for Christmas "that's daddy" she is always letting me know who that guy is Annual Christmas Card Well it is that time of the year again...Christmas! The annual card is now up if you haven't seen it yet. Those of you who have seen it go look at it again. Eloise the cat IS there. Just about everyone I have talked to didn't see her in the lower left-hand corner. She is there she is just black so she doesn't stand out like the rest of us do. I guess I should of painted her for Christmas. At the very least I should of put a bow on her (after though once I realized no one knew she was there) From our family to yours, have a happy and healthy 2001! A pile of Wards