Sorry, I’ve been a no show on here for the past few days. We’ve had a sick household this week.

But finally, we’re back to the land of the living…

Somedays I feel crazy. Sometimes I act crazy. Somedays I work with crazy teenagers. Sometimes they drive me crazy.

So what exactly does crazy look like?

Samuel (my four year old son) gives us a definitive answer to that question.

Well, our house had a week long bout with the flu (one with swine and 3 with regular). I’m just glad that it’s finally over.

With Miriam and the kids having days of fever, there was only one suggested cure:

So remember from us. When you get sick in this flu season… you need more cowbell.

It’s Christmas Eve and we let the kids open a present early. They received new sweet sleeping bags from their Grandparents, so tonight they’re all camping out together indoors.

Here it is again. There’s only a few weeks left to Christmas – it’s time once again for the:

3rd Annual Delony Christmas Card Contest Bonanza of Amazingness!

That’s right people. You could be the third winner in history! Something only two people in history have ever done before in history.

Here’s how you play.

1) Find a Christmas card.

2) Make sure it’s Awesome.

3) Make sure it doesn’t Suck.

4) Check it again for maximum Awesomeness and for lack of Suckiness.

5) Put it in envelope. Lick envelope. Seal envelope. Stamp envelope. Put envelope in mailbox. Raise the red mail box flag. Wait for postal worker to remove it from mailbox.

6) Wait in eager anticipation till December 31st to see if you’re the glorious, grander prize winner! If you win, you will receive a majestic, amazing prize (or some present that I couldn’t return after Christmas), be featured on this blog, and so much more!*

Send entries to:

3nd Annual Delony Christmas Card Contest Bonanza of Amazingness!

c/o the Delony Family

PO Box 672

Arlington, WA 98223

The prizes will be voted on by a panel of distinguished judges (age ranges 2-7 years old) on December 30th and 7pm PST (better known as bed time).

Enter and win!

*“so much more” is a term subjectively defined by the writer of this blog. The actual prize could be so much less.

Note: There is no actual cash or plane tickets (as seen in picture above) awarded for this contest – simply an idiot’s smile of joy (see above picture) and a mystery box filled with goodness – mailed to you. So don’t quit your day job just yet.

Get your own festive holiday mustache. Elf yourself is so 2007. Staches are timeless.

http://www.stachethehalls.com/

Last week, we had a great time as a family in Lincoln City Beach on the Oregon Coast. It was the first time the kids have experienced really big waves.

The weather in Oregon had peaked at 105 the week before and plunged to 65 the week we were there. But with some wetsuits, the cold air couldn’t keep us out of the water. We even had a visit by a baby whale close to the shore.