Today is New Year’s Day. I was awoken early by Marianne, who has had a wretched case of bronchitis.  It was around 7am, not long after my NYE bedtime.  I then dove into breakfast, laundry and kid wrangling, though I did sneek a nap.  We planted the flowers, tomatoes and basil, and hopefully the patio is going to come to life a little. Empty pots or pots filled with dead plants aren’t too awesome.

After lunch Sophie and I went to see The Princess and the Frog, while Jessica went to her grandmother’s house.  The movie was sweet, though I do wonder if I missed any racial faux pas in the story, and marked a welcome return to handdrawn animation from the Mouse House.  The nicest part, though, was sitting quietly watching the film while  Sophie snuggled in close. A perfect Dad n daughter moment.