1/07 - Jake and the Nevereaten Fruit Cake

Jake said, “I won’t eat it! Not even if I were stranded on a deserted island!”

Fun fact:  One of my family's holiday traditions growing up involved the Norwegian version of fruitcake called julekaga.  My grandmother would make it every year and mail us a loaf, along with a variety of Christmas cookies.  We'd inhale the cookies, but the julekaga...  notsomuch.  If visitors came along, we'd try to fob it off on them:  "Try it!  It's Norwegian!"  They'd take a polite bite or two, but you really could not get rid of that stuff.

1/06 - Jake finds a car you can plug in

I knew they existed, but I hadn’t seen one being charged up!  How cool is that?

Jake also did a little table sailing while we waited for my lunch to be ready.  We didn't find any treasure but fresh air today.  Yo ho and we go!

12/18 - Snoopy pops to it

There is a popcorn machine on my floor at work today!  And the Legal Department had a holiday party this afternoon with eggnog and pastries.

I am liking this new job a lot! (I think I will ask Santa for a treadmill.)

Back at home, Jake was learning how to ride an expanding glow-in-the-dark swimming frog.  It's harder than it looks!  (That's what she said.)

12/17 - Snoopy goes postal

Snoopy and I went to the post office today to mail some packages.  He felt boxed in, and then was surprised to see himself upside down and feeling a little green!

Meanwhile, at home, Jake found himself a new crew of mateys.