I'm Sorry

I don’t have class until February! This extra time translates to more time for seeing the awesome friends and family around the Columbus area. Recently I’ve noticed a trend. The three women I’m closest to, Mom, Grandma and Mel are constantly giving Aaron the ‘I’m sorry’ comments or look.

Last night it came from Mel. While she was picking up her youngest daughter she asked if I’d like to come over because she had a pan of double chocolate brownies in the oven. I picked up Aaron and headed over. We were all standing in her kitchen when Aaron and I said we should get back to grandmas to so Aaron could work on laundry. Mel chimed in, “he does all the laundry, what do you do?” The more distant women in my life say that it’s great the man does the laundry, but not Mel. She’s concerned. Her concern was somewhat abated when I informed her that I do the grocery shopping, but she still had that poor Aaron look.

After noticing the trend I decided to ask Aaron about it. He denied it at first, but then he chuckled and said that yes, they do this. I began thinking, what am I doing to illicit this response. Am I that hard to be with? Why the looks of sympathy for Aaron? Aaron shot back that in his words I am a ‘force of nature.’ I’m not sure if I’m confident I know what he means, and I am less sure that I am comfortable with that title. Aaron continued that I’m a force of nature because when I set my mind to something I am really set on it and I will not let anything stand in my way. There has to more to it though. For now I’m off to do the same thing I do every night, Pinky - try to take over the world.

Christmas Pics

Here are the photo highlights of Christmas.
1.The Friday before Christmas Mom, Jack, Raven, Grandma, Tina, Aaron and I went to Cincinnati for a night away. We saw a fun Christmas cabaret and partied a little too much.
2.The Sunday before Christmas the Wernicke’s gathered to celebrate. Todd and LA got no-bake cookies from Mom as part of their gift.
3.Bryon’s gift from Santa.
4.Todd and Grandma listen to “T’was the Night Before Christmas”
5.Elyse learns her fate from Santa’s Good Children – Bad Children Book
6.The Wernicke great grandgirls
7.Christmas Day at Mom’s
8.Katelynn and her ‘real’ cat
9.Freezing fog. There was no mist or rain, but we drove through crazy thick fog. I had to turn the defrost on as high as it would go and open the back windows, but we made it!
10.Parry’s Settler’s Wonder Tower.
11.Boys will be boys. Mike, Aaron and Parry at Giggle Bee’s. Non – South Dakotans think Chuck – E – Cheese from the 80’s.
12.Quilts made from Grandpa and Grandma Matson’s clothing for the siblings.
13.Audra, Ava and Becca
14.Ava, her grandpa and her uncle
15.Becca at Chuck – E – Cheese
16.Me at work ice skating with Bethel’s youth and Santa!