A Holiday Album

In a fit of last-minute industriousness at the end of this lovely holiday, I'm blogging for the second time today. In truth, I'm probably trying to delay the inevitable by reliving a few holiday memories. Here, for your viewing pleasure...

I call this one "Cat and Christmas Tree." It was the evening of the 23rd, before we packed everything up and headed north. I like how Daphne is almost under the tree. It's as if she thinks of herself as a present to us. (She's such an egomaniac!)



Here's a sample of what we saw on our trip up north, on the 24th, as soon as we hit Orangeville. There was a strange, super-thick fog and everything was covered in ice. We didn't even notice the turbine farm north of Shelburne, it was so foggy. It was like the Ice Capades do "Brigadoon." (Hey, has anyone thought of that!?)



This one is aptly titled "Cranky Cat." Daphne wasn't so keen on the car ride, her cage or the continuous "Glee" soundtracks that I was playing.



Um, this one is called "Pee break in Markdale." We often stop at this Petro Canada on the way out of Markdale (or the way in, depending on which way you're going), because I have a wee little bladder and I like to drink a lot of water. The bathroom is remarkably clean, but has an unfortunately positioned full-length mirror facing the toilet! Seriously. I don't know much about Feng Shui, but I'm pretty sure that's a fail.



Ah, this one is called "Happy Husband, grumpy cat." Daphne generally shuts up when we put her on our lap, but then gets annoyed because we won't let her roam the car freely. She telegraphs her annoyance by restlessness and random claw use.



This one's good! It's "Children's Gravol works its magic." Yes, we drugged the cat, but just a little.



And since no one should have their Christmas morning state published on the Internet, I present this as a reasonable facsimile of the big day:



We, however, had no small children or elderly men present. We did have two dogs though! And we had an obscene amount of holiday treats for four adult people:



(Bear in mind that this pile is only the treats we gave an received on Christmas morning. There were also enough baked goods in the house to feed a hungry family of 12 for about a month.)

And finally, just a few pictures to remember a perfect icy day on Georgian Bay: