--A.J. and Rachelle left yesterday. Boo. In mourning for our loss, we went to curry for lunch and drank some cheap and tasty white wine.

--Happy New Year! We forgot that everything in Scotland closes down for the big day, so we kinda had to scrounge for food. B-fast was stale bread, lunch was soup and rice, and dinner was a homemade pizza with sauteed spinach, onion, homemade tomato sauce, mozzerella, and this cheese. We live an extremely hard life.

--We have literally dozens of cute pictures and videos of the wee man, but uploading has not been a priority for me lately. Hopefully for y'all, I'll get on that soon.

--I do not go back to school for 11 days. Any ideas for toddler-friendly day trips in Scotland?

--Also, parents, any recommendations for child carriers? Matt and I can't seem to agree on one.

--Tomorrow, we are having dinner with the Burnses. I heart them.

-- I bought Matt a book for Christmas which I really extremely seriously want to read. It's all I can do to stop myself ripping it from his fingers. My current book is also fascinating, but really? There's no contest.

-- We're on the lookout for a new sourdough recipe. Any thoughts?