Haiku for every day of December 2024
December 1
Cones, church, chili, great talk
Time with those folks just speeds by
Lots of history
December 2
Appointments all day
Great to talk with all my friends
Yes, I love this “job”!
December 3
Last day Illinois
Holidays, friends, family
Couldn’t be better
December 4
Watch out for curbs
Trip to Austin in the rain
Warm Arkansas bed
December 5
Waffle house biscuits
Marg gets here tomorrow night
Home in time to rest
December 6
Party for the boys
Round Rock library for me
First Watch, met Andi
December 7
ACS party
Boys slept over, Moana …
Christmas in Austin
December 8
Gaynelle’s new kitchen
Empty Nester’s Christmas bash
75 good friends
December 9
ACS chapel (Austin Classical School)
Carols, games for next two weeks
We get to be there!
December 10
Clients from the past
All of us need each other
Time and time again
December 11
New car looks good clean
Kids love to go through car wash
In the car of course
December 12
At last a slow day
More sleep, time to read, catch up
We need more of these
December 13
Animal Kingdom
IMAX at Bullock with boys
Game Night, Ices
December 14
Liberty Hill parade
Christmas with Mike, Diane, boys
Agape BBQ
December 15
Two brunches at Grace
Great Christmas concert tonight
Our friends sing and play
December 16
ADRN day (Austin Disaster Relief Network)
Thrift shop sorting with Aki
Hour on Mondays
December 17
Chris’ birthday today
Forty-four years ago
Planted a live tree
December 18
Last day, ACS
Andi’s “sweater,” infant arms
Outstretched … toward March 3
December 19
time with Deb, dentist
all of us loving Christmas
waiting in Advent
December 20
Visa card shopping:
Miles, huge, nerf gatling gun,
Jasper, cool green tank
December 21
Marg’s birthday: Miles,
Moana 2, Alamo
Jasper bought a flag
December 22
no class after church
sunny, 60s, lovely day
yes – to take a nap
December 23
Cookies, Marg and boys
Shopping, hosting Christmas Eve
Advent nears its end
December 24 (Christmas Eve)
Brunch for eight of us
Kids together, candles, church
Christmas lights nearby
December 25 (Christmas Day)
Giant pile of gifts
But first prayer, picture, pageant
Kids learn what matters
December 26
at last, a rest day
conversations with my friends
haiku catch-up time
December 27
Speakeasy with George
Patio talk till midnight
Baby’s due March 4
December 28
Andi/Aki weekend
we did chemistry with boys
made slime, geodes, soap …
December 29
83 degrees?
Great today at Grace with boys
Watched Illini win
December 30
End of fourth year here
Austin mostly feels like home
New baby comes soon
December 31
New Year’s Eve at noon
Ate food from seven countries
That we made ourselves
