Time marches on

As  of June 26, courtesy of Future Wolves and Minnesota Wolves, I am a grandfather. Future Wolves did the heavy lifting in bringing us Nataliya Kay:

She is a healthy 6 pounds, 3 ounces, 19 inches:

She is clearly the most beautiful baby girl ever born:

I can't wait to see her in person. Time marches on.

We got issues

Minnesota Wolves might live in Minnesota now, but he was raised in my household and is a Packers' fan. Future Wolves, a Minnesota native, was not and is not. She roots for, God help me, the Viqueens. I'm not sure how I feel about letting her into the family. On the other hand, she is toting around Wolves: The Next Generation, so I am inclined to be forgiving. It's not really her fault that she roots for the ViQueens. What else is there to do in Minnesota? Anyway, Minnesota Wolves and Future Wolves both have the same player's jersey: Brett Favre. Alas, Brett Favre played for both teams:

Yeah, she's wearing a ViQueens Favre jersey. His first year there was great, the second one somewhat less. Still, can't fault her taste in players. Teams? That's different.

A second Wolves Christmas

Minnesota Wolves and Future Wolves came to town on Tuesday from, oddly enough, Minnesota. Mostly they have fucked with my sleep cycle, but in a good way. Trying to get work in (reduced hours, of course) while spending time with them. Work lost. Anyway, Thursday -- New Year's Eve -- we had a second Christmas. Did stockings, presents, etc. One of the big issues was that Future Wolves is toting around Wolves: The Next Generation and is, alas, as a native of Minnesota, a ViQueens fan. This mandated our selection of certain of the presents. They like the stocking swag:

And Future Wolves even managed to smile when she opened the Packers bibs:

Minnesota Wolves like the bibs much more, as they tend to negate the ViQueens blanket someone in Future Wolves seems to have gotten Wolves: The Next Generation:

And did I mention the Packers onesies:

Future Wolves also gift-wrapped Minnesota Wolves, for herself, I guess:

As second Christmases go, pretty damn good. Getting ready to watch the Packers-ViQueens match-up, which means we have a game food post coming, too. Stay tuned.