If anyone asks you to explain "om nom nom," just send them this: Know Your Meme: Om Nom Nom

I was actually asked to explain this today, when I made this noise when presented with meatballs.

I had a lovely time and I GOT A COMPLETE SURPRISE KINDLE!!! My nice uncle and my mom bought it for me.

I later almost committed uncle-cide(avunculcide?)when my backseat driving annoying uncle backseat drove my setting up my mom's new computer and getting her connected with dial-up temporarily. I set my mom up with gmail because I didn't want her to get used to the free-trial dial-up service email if she was going to switch, and you would have thought I was murdering children. Also, he called me stupid because I didn't know that google was owned by MSN. GRRRRR.

So we had Grace all day today (in both the name-of-my-kid sense but also the literal meaning of grace). Our first 4 hours with both kids was rough. Grace needed a nap, she had a g-tube malfunction, the suction machine was missing a critical tube in order to work, she had super thick secretions, the regulator on her O2 tank was the wrong one and Noah was acting two ('nuff said). By noon we had to go back to TK twice to get missing pieces to make Grace's stay possible.

Then we went to our friend S's house which was perfect. They had not met Grace before, or had not seen her since she was in the first NICU. They were charmed, and she sat on the couch like queen of the living room. Grace is a great kid to visit with in that she is quiet and she likes people and she is willing to sit in one place.

Noah got three gift trash trucks, one from S's son so he was over the moon. He played with S's son for 3 solid hours, then stumbled into the living room and said, "I want to go home."

At home it was more gift unwrapping and playing. The best toy was the old school version found NIB on ebay of this toy: [link] Both kids LOVE LOVE LOVE it, but why did I buy toys that play music. They also both skyped with my mom.

We got Grace back to TK with only one more minor mishap. Nothing big, but I can't wait until she's home so we just have to handle all of this without worrying about the right gear and equipment being hauled back and forth.

I'm pretty sure Google is not owned by MSN. Who's the stupid one now?

also, we still have gifts to unwrap -- Noah has two and Grace has four or more. We're like the opposite of most other families with kids.

sophia, he sounds like a tool. Holidays should be tool free.

Microsoft would love to own Google, I'm sure, but nosirree.

Kat, I think it's so cool that you get so much more Grace time, especially on your own territory.

Sis and I are on film #3. Sherlock Holmes in the theatre, and then Priest and now American Psycho. Onion AV Club voted the business card exchange scene as memorable for the decade, but I don't even think it's the most in the movie. Offing Paul Allen was much more so.

Aww, happy your family included Grace today, upper and lower case.

Yes, Sophia, tool would be my adjective of choice, also.

UniBatCorn?

..and I don't care.

I'm glad you can go back to NO for the funeral, ita.

And Kat, I'm glad that you got to have Grace home for the holiday.

I am super duper tired today. I made a big ol' Christmas dinner for my MiL: prime rib roast and Yorkshire pudding. I just tried to channel my mother and somehow it all came out right.

..and I don't care.

bwah. Beverly, you are such a card.

Creepy Victorian Santa

Dude, that link eventually led me to these creepy Santas: [link] SO worth looking at for a huge laugh (except the first creepy Santa on that page honest-to-god looks like the devil; the rest are funny).

t edit One more Santa picture that is STUNNING in its incongruity: [link]