the art of being a bottomless pit

today was wonderful. nathan and i woke up early (for different reasons) and parted before 8 a.m. he left to have breakfast with a former student of ours and record some friends doing a christmas album, and i woke to clean the house and make breakfast for Jean.

her name isnt really jean you know. her name is justine and i think that she is great. such spirit and kindness; more people should be like her.

so anyway, nathan was off and i was home getting ready for justines arrival, and duke was just sitting there. taking everything in- the morning sun, the christmas tree, the warm blankets, his mama hard at work, just everything. 

so justine gets here and i make us some chocolate chip pancakes, bacon, hasbrowns, and orange juice. it was a pretty interesting yet delightful breakfast, that lead to even better conversation. after she left i finished cleaning up the place and laid down on the sofa to nap with the duke. 

what a wonderful morning.

so i slept for a while, took a shower, ran an errand with nathan, and made some dinner. later we decided to go see "milk" and it was great. the movie just makes you want to believe in something bigger than yourself. it makes you want to throw yourself out there and find what is true. what is real. what is worth fighting for. even if you dont agree with it, you have to admit, the 'fight' that was in that man, was and is, remarkable. 

so all in all, it was a good day. 

on a side note, duke decided to use our new camera as a chew toy (yes bloggers, the same camera we bought about a month ago) and so we needed to get another one. he has also decided to start eating ornaments off of the tree, and chewing up anything in sight. we have had to start caging him again we leave, which we hate, but he gives us no choice. 

even though he is cute, he is still sometimes monster.

   (this was nathans face when he found out duke chewed the camera)