100th Post!

Wow. It took years, but I finally reached my hundreth post. I actually meant to post my 100th on Christmas Day to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, but it didn't happen. I was relaxing too much to remember. Oh, I needed it. I wish I could bring Christmas break back again. I really enjoy visiting my grandparents and getting to see all of the family that is so spread out across America nearly every year, but since we stayed home this year, I got to rediscover the joy of having some time to spend with my parents as a family. We opened presents, of course, but we also went to Ikea where we got some speaker stands for my Dad (his big Christmas present this year) and a new kitchen table and chairs. I would post pictures, but our kitchen isn't painted yet, and I haven't actually taken pictures of it yet either. We watched Ratatouille and The Stagehand's Ring Cycle together, both of which were very entertaining in their own ways. And, as usual, we did pretty much nothing to celebrate the new year. Oops. Oh well, there's another one next year.

So now for a completely different topic. I want to mention a blog I've been reading for a while: Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords is a touching blog by a father (Robert, or Rob for short) whose daughter, Schuyler, is affected by polymicrogyria and cannot communicate through speaking. His book, Schuyler's Monster, is being released on February 19th. The book's official website is here. Check it out. And to my Texas readers, he's doing a book tour in Texas. I wish I could go!

Happy MLK day, everyone!