Christmas. Maggie and Rafe are here, Liz and Nestor and Ethan (now 1.5 or about)... more words, sounds, lots of interaction. Still very very cute, becoming more the handsome boy.
Farmhouse plumbing and electric in process. Slow. Basement floods and this is surely a wet season and Jeannette is very very worried: that may be affecting her general outlook, which is not good.
Shelly and Kaisa are officially engaged as of Christmas day. I have reservations for Chicago 1/6 through 1/13.