Happy Birthday Caz

 Happy 23rd Caz! Wish you were home to celebrate.  I am sure being in Italy is a good alternative.  Enjoy your day.  Get a special cannoli.  Love you.

Happy 21st Coco

Our youngest son, Coco, turns 21 today.  A house full of legal age adult who can imbibe.  That went by in the blink of an eye.  Looking forward to having Coco home next weekend to celebrate in person.  Glad Coco got to be with The Boys for his monumental birthday.  Looks like they had a lot of fun.

Happy Birthday, Son.  We love you. 

Make good decisions :) 

Lunar New Year 2022

 Happy Lunar New Year! Coco and the McBros are referring to it as the Year of the Animal which shall not be named.  Caz is happy for Auburn as it is the Year of the Tiger.  Auburn created some really nice memes for the event.

The boys received their lucky money.  The minions received theirs as well.  The McBros were included in it as well.  They were very appreciative.  The mailing of the lucky money has become a nice new tradition.

Bomb Cyclone '22

 It is very weird being in SC, while a blizzard rages in MA.  Nor'easter. Bomb Cyclone. Snowmageddon. Call it what you want, it is a full on winter storm.  The snow totals are ridiculous.  It is always the timing and the winds that play the major factor.  Sure, the tides wreak havoc with flooding.  But when the storm hits and how strong & sustained the winds are, determine the severity.  

The timing for this storm is perfect.  The snow started falling at midnight last night.  Most folks woke up to whiteout conditions.  It is a Saturday, so there are not the school and work commutes to clog the roads.  Folks seem to be behaving and staying home.  I think all the limb and tree maintenance over the summer is paying off.  The power outages seem to be small compared to other storms.  I am sure it does not seem small to those without power.

We even had snow flakes fall here in SC.  The winds were very strong and gusty.  Watching snow fall here is a rarity.  Still pales on comparison to watching it fall in MA from a far. 

I am glad our friend and family are making out well during this.  I almost feel guilty for being so far out of the path of the storm.  Almost. :) 

First Whip

 Caz's first car arrived today. The car he bought on his own. It was quite the lead up.  He started while in Nashville celebrating New Years with E.  He used Carvana which is such a Gen Z thing.  Of course he kept getting stumped in the process and needed both help and information from Dad.  Now.  Needed help now.  Funny how the communication and the attention increase when a child's interests are in play.  That is an age old phenomenon.  After the scramble to get the insurance square away, and a delay due to a snow storm, the car arrived today.  A Toyota GT 86.  I had no idea those existed until Caz picked it.  But there you go.  And now we have one happy camper.

Happy 2022

 3 of the Chins flew back to MA to spend some time with the Duxbury Family & Friends.  For the second year in a row, we got to spend New Years Eve at Camp in Maine.  The way life should be.  Vacationland. It was perfect.  We got to see snow and ice, but didn't have to shovel.  We hiked a scenic trail with a waterfall.  And we spent it with the Minions and their parents.  Not a bad way to start off the new 365.

Happy 2022 to you all.  Hope it brings you health and prosperity.

Christmas in Carolina

 First Christmas in Charleston for the Chins.  It was a success and a memorable one.  I am happy the four of us were able to be together.  There was no way were going to leave Caz alone on Christmas Day. 

It was certainly a different kind of Christmas.  We didn't cook.  We ordered BBQ.  We feasted on brisket, smoked chicken and pulled pork, with mac & cheese, tater tots, baked beans and cornbread.  There was an amazing pecan pie.  A Southern classic for sure.  There were also some seasonally appropriate dark beers too.

The video camera was running Christmas morning.  The boys actually got up at a decent hour.  Of course I had been up for hours but that is par for the course for me.  I got in a few hours on the Christmas puzzle and watched Christmas Chronicles 2.

When the boys went back to bed to nap, Demi and I explored more of the area.  We drove to Folly to see the Morris Lighthouse.  What a view!  The beach was cool.  Driftwood lay strewn across it. Trees buried in the sand, stuck out willy nilly.  It was warm and sunny.  The wind blew a bit but what a nice day.

A great Christmas Day for the Chin.