I See You

When you are trying to get some work done but the curious snow leopard won't leave you alone.

True Story

The other night the wife decided to clean off her bedside table and bring the dozen(?) of Pepsi cans she had collected into the kitchen. Last time this happened I took it upon myself to rinse all those cans out and put in the recycling bin only to find out there was a whole new society growing in some of these fizzy drink leftovers, so this time it was decided that I would leave them alone and let the old ball and chain deal with her collection of aluminium petri dishes.
Then, as I was standing there preparing a delicious meal I heard something. It sounded almost like scribbling. I thought nothing further of it, until I saw something moving in the pile of pop cans. On closer inspection it was obvious that a flag like object looked like it was being hoisted from the midst of sugary syrup containers. What on earth was this? Did my gorgeous eyes deceit me? Indeed, they did not! A flag, complete with pole had been erected on my kitchen counter. I read what was written on said banner and finally understood what was going on.

Now Mouldie and I are friends. We hang out every night in the kitchen.

You've Got Mail!

The son got a care pack from the grandparents yesterday. He seemed to appreciate the over sized envelope and the DVDs the most. The pictures below are a bit blurry, but that is what you get with an eight-month-old who refuses to sit still.

Wicked awesome with your own films.

Off to show the cat.

...Who didn't seem too interested.

Outrageous

For some unexplained reason PBS said 'bollocks to tradition' tonight and is airing Celtic Woman Live at Powerscourt. It, of course, could have been worse: I enjoy Irish singing and fiddling as much as the next man and I have very fond memories from Powerscourt myself. It is a beautiful estate and a stone throw away from Ireland's highest waterfall!
Here are some pictures to make sure everybody is updated with what goes on in Casa de Erikson:

Myself flipping through a year old Newsweek

The wife preparing her Thanksgiving stuffing

Mr. Mustard enjoying having the whole of the sofa for himself

Building A Home

Some "up to date" pictures from The Eriksons:

Me assembling the new IKEA bookshelf

Mr. Mustard Helping out in his own way

Generic IKEA "Kolasnören"

Mr. striking a pose in front of the new furniture

Dry Martinique

We finally got a new TV!!

And just in time for the premiere of the third season of Mad Men...