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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Our Best Year: The Phillips Family

Every year I make Andrew a new calendar of family memories to go in his office at work. I started a long time ago when we were young and poor grad students* (now we're old and middle class grad students*...so moving up in the world) and Shutterfly sent an offer for a free calendar. I still wait for those free offers and this year's offer happened to come right in the middle of finals week, basically. 

I was swamped with work, but I still managed to churn out a calendar for him. 

Were the pictures the most carefully curated? Not remotely, but my motto is that any picture printed out is better than no picture printed out. And I was pleased with myself for crossing one gift off of my long list of gifts to procure.

Then it arrived in the mail and I...noticed I made a huge mistake...but wrapped it up anyway...because what option did I have at that point?!

Andrew was already confused by the wrapping job. 


Zoë (?) wrapped it and addressed it to "Philip (I mean Dad)."


So here's Andrew opening it...and letting things sink in a moment...


There it is! He spotted my mistake...



And...passing it all around...so that everyone else can laugh about it, too...



Guys! I forgot to personalize the cover so the family name from the template I chose was left emblazoned on the cover of the calendar: "Our Best Year: The Phillips Family"!

Zoë grabbed a spare piece of cardboard and made a computer screen that says "The Phillips Heiss Family."

Because our family is always waiting to pounce on opportunities like this!

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