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December 2004 - Posts

• Simon gets a visit from Santa

  Simon woke up on Saturday morning to a bundle of presents under the tree. Still wearing his bright red PJs, Simon began opening the large array of presents that the white bearded man had left for him. Once the brightly colored paper had been shredded Read More... Posted Sunday, December 26, 2004 1:59 PM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• Merry Christmas

  Just a quick post to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Share this post: Email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! Read More... Posted Friday, December 24, 2004 5:29 PM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• Bethesda Visit

  Eva and Laszlo traveled up from Williamsburg, VA this weekend and Lisa, Simon and I had arranged to meet them in Bethesda for some antiquing. Who should we meet when we walking outside the parking garage? No other than our friend Michael, who had popped Read More... Posted Monday, December 20, 2004 10:06 PM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• Corporate Christmas Party 2004

  Yesterday evening Lisa and I attended a corporate Christmas party, hosted by my employer. We've both attended the gala every year since 1999. Simon got to sit this one out at home with Auntie Liz. We got together with the favorite bunch - Nathan, Ming Read More... Posted Saturday, December 18, 2004 12:00 PM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• Christmas Tree 2004

  We put up our Christmas Tree this week..... Our friend Liz and I picked up a nice Douglas Fur this weekend and set it up in the front room. I added the lights on Sunday, Lisa added the ornaments today and Simon tried to take them off again - A group effort Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 14, 2004 11:18 PM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• Cookie Party (Yum Yum)

  This Sunday we hosted this years Christmas cookie party. Each year Lisa and I host a party where guests are invited over to drink spiced cider, eat party hors d'oeuvres and bake sweet cookies. Each guest brings their own recipe and dough and we fire up Read More... Posted Sunday, December 12, 2004 9:58 PM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• Simon Visits Williamsburg

  Simon and Lisa went to colonial Williamsburg in Virginia this weekend to visit our friend Eva. Simon is pictured here wearing a revolutionary tri cord hat. Somehow I don't think they had strollers back in the 18th century Share this post: Email it! | Read More... Posted Sunday, December 12, 2004 9:45 PM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• Guy Day

  It's a Friday (my day off), Lisa and Simon are out for the day, and it's raining outside, that can only mean one thing.....Guy Day! Movies, X-Box, Beer, Pizza and ice cream Share this post: Email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! Read More... Posted Friday, December 10, 2004 3:12 PM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• Christmas Card

  My Mum and Dad sent us a fabulous Christmas card this year. “Christmas Greetings from Luton”. For those of you who have no idea where Luton is, it's my home town in England, about 30 miles north of London. Simon also received a card from his Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 08, 2004 11:35 PM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• Weekend Highlights

  Simon got to see Santa this weekend. The local fire department were hosting “Meet Santa” in Clarksburg, so we bundled Simon up in his warmest of clothes and drive over on Friday evening to see the big man in red. We're not sure if Simon was Read More... Posted Sunday, December 05, 2004 3:38 PM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• The Color of Night by David Linsey

  I just finished listening to this book-on-tape. The Color of Night is a story about espionage, murder and passion in the world of criminal investigation. Harry Strand is a retired spy, who is now an established art dealer. After the passing of his wife, Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 01, 2004 4:07 PM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• What Love Means to a Child

  I totally stole this from a blog from Lamont Harrington , but loved it, and so wanted to post it here... A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year olds. "What does love mean?" The answers they got were broader and deeper Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 01, 2004 3:37 PM by Rob Garrett | 2 Comments