Winter--Party Hardy.

Winter in Buffalo comes on strong and doesn’t let up for so long, that you become as down and out as Mickey Rourke in a comeback film. It doesn’t help that Sam’s birthday coincides with the winter solstice. Third Birthday. Three Birthday Parties. The friend party (nothing like breaking birthday celebrations into categories) was held at Dog Ear’s Bookstore. It’s a literary center in the middle of South Buffalo. How could we not support that?

On top of the birthday festivities, we had a slew of homecomings: Grandma Joyce & Joe, Brette, Scott, Bethy, Aunt Ann. And then there were the many and varied Christmas celebrations. Now Sam just assumes that his uncles will bring forth gifts.