The
Close Family
TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN Year in Review
This year has been joyfully uneventful, in the way that it should be when you are a grown-up, with steady reliable jobs, a healthy and happy family, and a permanent home.
THE PEEPS:
Alex,
33: Homebrew. Indoor soccer. Woodworking. Grading. Coaching. Pendleton shirts.
Whiskey club.
Joanna,
32: Reading. Hank Moody. Blogging. Mama/Bean coffee dates. Full Circle Speech,
LLC. NPR’s Serial.
Francine,
2.5: Tea parties. Undies. Books. “Why?” Babies. Naked “ookalady” (ukulele)
concerts. Applesauce.
GETTIN’ PAID:
Him
– West Linn High School English Teacher and JVII Boys’ Soccer Coach
Her
–Portland VA Medical Center Polytrauma Team SLP (+ moonlighting for a
hospital, clinic, and private practice)
TOP 5 HIGHLIGHTS:
1. January snow days and April
Hill Park sledding
2. Francie potty-trained
herself the week following her 2nd birthday
3. “Summer of Doing” roadtrips
and camping: Tahoe, Cow Camp, Wallowa Lake …
4. Alex and Joanna’s 5th
wedding anniversary trip – solo – to San Juan Island
5. Brian & Zahavah’s
beautiful beachy Block Island wedding in September
QUOTABLE QUOTES:
“Daddy
my homie.
Mama
my bes fwend.”
“Buttholes
are privates.”
“I
want a brofer. His name be Horsie!”
“I
have cute buns. Look at my cute buns!”
“I
love myself.”
“Hug
you and make you feel better.”
“Write
it down, Mama.”
“Flamily
cuddle!”
“I
don’t want to sit on Santa’s lap. Maybe when I’m bigger.”
BY THE NUMBERS
5: years of marriage
12,000: miles on the new Mazda 5
“micro minivan”
7: summer family camping
trips
1,015: HS essays graded
15: Working Women interviews posted
on http://www.stuffjoknows.blogspot.com
48: dollars in change in the
Bean’s piggy bank
121: times the story of “deer
in my campsite; try to eat my food” has been told since August
1: train trip to Seattle
with Beebee
6: times per day we sing
“Happy Birthday to You”
49: feet of slackline in the
backyard
8: visits to Mimi and Papa’s
sailboat SugarPine
10: years since graduation
from U. of Puget Sound
7: seasons of
Californication binge-watched
1: potty chair on the floor
in the hallway
730: hours spent at April Hill
Park
6: nights spent in entirety
in the Bean’s “bigkidbed”
THE REST OF THE FAM …
Beebee
(grandpa Al Hartman): Living in West Linn, OR and watching Francie on
Wednesday’s
Mimi
& Papa (grandparents Chris & Paul Close): Living in Tahoe Vista, CA
with frequent visits to Portland.
Uncle
B & Z (Brian & Zahavah Hartman): Married! Recent relocation from Block
Island, RI to Aspen, CO.
Uncle
Brian & Jen (Brian and Jen Close): Living and working outside Ann Arbor,
MI.
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