I haven't had anything exciting going on in the past few weeks. I'm making beef stroganoff for dinner, which is sort of new for me. It's one of Aaron's favorite dishes, but I tried making it years ago and the beef turned out way chewy and not very tasty.

So this time I'm trying out the new crock pot. It smells divine and I'm sure the meat will be lovely and tender. I can't say the crock pot makes cooking all that much easier--you still have to chop and saute and do dishes, but it's nice to know that dinner will sit there, being ready for us whenever we want to eat (after at least 6 hours of stewing).

Let's see...well, Christmas was fun. Otto was showered with gifts by his loving grandparents and uncle Suj, and he paid his dues by being adorable and snuggly with all of them. He really is a little charmer. My father even gave him Christmas money, $20, which I promptly brought to Vegas. Fortunately I won a little bit and stopped while mostly ahead, so I spent $42 on a sweatshirt for him. It's very warm and jaunty with a little bad ass mixed in.

Crap, I just spilled tea on my remote control and now it's not working. That can't be good.

Well, on the bright side, I didn't spill anything on my camera. So here are more pictures.

New Year's with good friends...

We had fondue.

We haven't mastered the art of taking one's own photograph. Aaron isn't that glowing white and do have a left cheek.