voyeuristic youth
straining for hero worship
this day’s a lost cause

teachers go crazy
with karaoke contests
between departments

happy place returns:
fresh powder with fresh faces
ski-juvenation

simple but bright lights
bring some semblance of high hopes
to this dark world

our family table
so beautifully prepared
by their grandparents

downtown adventures
making happy holidays
for jubilant girls

pies made by daughters
who learned to lattice at three:
priceless Thanksgiving