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Apparently Michelle Rodriguez’s chickens have come home to roost; she’s in the clink. Let’s consider this a good omen for my new year.

Thanks to Grandpa for forwarding this link.

Minutes since the Wadsworth family has departed my humble abode: 5.
Percentage of space suddenly freed up on my floor: 70.
Estimated number of inches it has snowed in the last 7 hours: 5.
Hours of delay I am concerned the Wadsworths may experience at the airport in a snowstorm: 2 to overnight.
Number of cars I have to pick them up if their flight is canceled: 0. (My car remains in the shop.)
Amount of money I’ve spent on insurance deductibles for things that weren’t my fault in less than 30 days: $1,000.00
Amount of money that has left over for Christmas presents: $0.

Number of toilet paper rolls I had before the Wadsworths arrived: 8.
Number of rolls left in my house after 2 days with my family in it: 1.
Number of snotty toilet paper wads my brother has left around my house: 7.
Number of times the toilet lid has been left up for me to nearly fall into the toilet: 12? (Not Mary’s fault.)
Kleenex boxes consumed: 2.
Estimated number of water bottles provided to recycling by said family in one week: 45.
Number of pounds each of us probably gained during a week of eating, playing, and hanging out in Crested Butte: 6.
Estimated number of times Reilly sledded down the sledding hill: 165?
Number of minutes my dad and I lasted on the ice rink: 45.

Age of Reilly: 4 and 1/2.
Number of times Reilly collided into something in my house last night after being hyped up from too long a drive home from Crested Butte: 4.
Length of time I spent downstairs with him after the aforementioned collisions blowing off steam through dance, dance-karate (our new art form), throwing a super ball on the walls, wrestling, playing Superman, and running around in circles at full speed: 2 hours.
Age of Nanny: 39 and 11/12ths.
Number of people who ended up in my warm bubble bath after the playfest: 2 (because Reilly decided to join the fun).

Number of children I’m ready to have by myself at this moment: 0.
Ratio of Mary’s patience to mine on an hourly basis: 10/1.
Pleasure of being an aunt: Infinite.
Number of kitties happy to be cozying up with their mama and watching the snow fall right now: 2.5 (Paco counts for at least a kitty and a half.)

7 days with my dad, brother, Mary, and Reilly:  See post title.