Roessing dot CA

New blog

I’ve decided to create the subdomain mike.roessing.ca for a more personal blog.  I figure most visitors to Roessing dot CA, namely family, won’t care so much to read about my thoughts and opinions on video games and WAR specifically (or whatever I happen to be playing at the moment), so I’m going to keep this blog more family related and use the new blog for my personal thoughts and what-have-you.

~MikeR.

Christmas… come and gone

Another Christmas has come and gone.  All of the anticipation and excitement leading up to that one day, and sadly it’s over before you know it.

I consider Christmas to be all about the kids.  I wasn’t always like this, but now that I’m older it’s far more exciting to see the magic in their eyes than to wonder what’s in that carefully wrapped box addressed to me.  I still enjoy sitting down and watching all of the Christmas specials (I made sure to watch National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story, Garfield’s Christmas Special, and Merry Christmas Charlie Brown) but it’s not quite the same without one or more of the kids sitting there with me.  I’ve always been a nostalgic sort, but Christmas is one time that I can not sit there and wish I was young again and just enjoy the “atmosphere”.  It was also nice because everyone was here this Christmas; last year it was just Lisa, Nikkole, and I.

I think the kids got just about everything they wanted.  Austen got more tools than he knows what to do with and has decided to separate them into garage tools and basement tools.  Matthew got Wrath of the Lich King, an Action Replay for his Nintendo DS (it’s like the old Game Genie for the NES), the big WoW miniature starter set, and a bunch of other stuff he really wanted.  Nikkole got her pink Nintendo DS with a game (actually two!).  Santa also brought them new sleds since the ones we had got thrown out during our move as they were in really rough condition.

Lisa got a brand new pair of super comfy slippers and a new book.  Included with the book was a printout of a web page from Sears.ca showing a stand-up mixer.  Sadly, when I ordered it Sears was out of stock (despite their website saying otherwise) so it had to get delivered.  Estimated date; January 12, 2010.  Fortunately I received a phone call yesterday and it’s in so I will go pick it up today.  She was so excited about it… I had hinted about getting something from Sears, but made sure I steered her away from the mixer idea completely.

I believe I was really lucky this year, as I received a brand new red metal tool chest from Lisa.  I’ve wanted one for quite some time but they are just so expensive, or so I thought.  I also got a veritable slew of new books; The Infernal City, the second and third omnibus’ of Gotrek and Felix, The Ghost King, and Dog River Confidential.  I’m seven pages away from finishing The Infernal City and will move on to the second omnibus soon.

I can’t wait for next Christmas.

~MikeR.