Friends and Family

Athens is currently in its fourth day of Snowmageddon 2011, and while Athenians tend to like a day or two with the befuddling winter weather, more than that is just plain inconvenient. They therefore tend to wander out onto roads that are often still covered in refrozen snow--we call it black ice- and I am no smarter than my fellows for I have been out in it on the cross bike every day. It is not uncommon to see a car slide by sideways, a look of panic plastered on the "driver's" face.
Sarah's classes have been canceled each day though she'll be back in front of her class tonight, trying to figure out how she's going to make up the missed time. I, meanwhile, stand by. Daddy Day Care is open for business. As I type this, th' lillun is zonked out in the bouncy seat a la "Nap Time" (see earlier post). I'm trying to introduce her to classical music. Sibelius and Schubert seem to be a little bombastic for naps, though Mozart works just fine.

Why was I writing this? Oh yeah...

Mom visit Recap:
Mom/Linda/Kushi was here for Christmas. Pics!

3 Generations present at our first Christmas at home. Note Hannah Houdini has once again gotten her hand out of the swaddle. How does she do it?

Grandma Kushi shows off Sarah's new Korean scroll, one of the many fine gifts we were showered with.

The visit overlapped briefly with a drop-by from Joe, Judy, and Will Taylor (Sarah's aunt, uncle, and cousin) who were dropping off some beautiful furniture that had belonged to Sarah's grandmother. They got in a little face-time with Hannah Mo in the process.

Joe and Judy, a three hour drive away, are our closest relatives.

Hannah doesn't seem to mind their closeness.

In fact, Hannah says her other grandparents are welcome anytime.

 And the holiday season greatly improved by a visit from Shayna and Paulo from Turin. Sarah and I never would have met if Shayna hadn't introduced us. Visits like this remind me that no matter how small the world gets, I'd be fine if it got even smaller. Great visits like this are always over too soon. We miss our far-flung-friends.

Children and jobs and gelaterias, oh my! There was a lot to talk about.

More soon. We hope the New Year is off to great start!
-Salut