Answers to the annual Katz family Christmas card puzzle!
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NYT Crossword Fellowship
Late in 2023, Aaron texted Avery to say that the NYT diversity fellowship was opening up for submissions! Avery had not applied the year before due to her status as the first time parent of a newborn. She thought, why not, and submitted a puzzle she gridded the previous year. […]
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Lollapuzoola 2023
We did this year’s Lollapuzoola as a two part event on Tuesday night and Sunday morning at my house. Aaron and Emily came over and we got right to solving! Warmup Puzzle A Cascades Thoughts: It took us a while to realize the diagonal unshaded squares were answers too! This […]
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Equipment needed: Crokinole Board Players: 2-4 Goal: Be the first to knock all your discs (12) into the center hole Official Rules: Players must flick their disc from the outer line. Players can retrieve their own discs from the board and the gutter. Players can ask for their opponents to […]
Read MoreBaby’s First Backpacking Trip
In preparation for our planned backpacking trip to Yosemite in July, Avery convinced Morgan that it would be a good idea to do a one night practice run at Castle Rock State Park. The theory was that we could get home easily if it all went south. Friday afternoon Brooke […]
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We became homeowners!
April After our morel hunting adventure, we ended up making an offer on the house. They accepted our offer and we were set to move in when we got back from Puerto Vallarta. May We moved our belongings over a week. Avery used 5 Amazon/Cisco equipment boxes and filled and […]
Read MoreLollapuzzoola 2022
Last year Aaron and I participated in our first Lollapuzzoola. Unfortunately for us, this year the live tournament took place when Aaron had backpacking permits. So we got the puzzles and did them offline! We missed hearing the intros of the constructors. That was something we really liked about doing […]
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Lyell Canyon to Vogelsang Lake Extravaganza
Day 1 Armed with a 1 lb bag of gummy bears, Aaron, Emily, and James set off to meet Dr. Maya, Dr. Ellen, future Dr. Nathan, Andrew, and Evan for a backpacking extravaganza in Yosemite. The first stop was at the Big, Oak Flat ranger station to pick up wilderness […]
Read MoreBabymoon in Puerto Vallarta
Hilton Riviera The room had a sweet view! We got to the resort after lunch on the first day. It was really busy- they were already out of towels. We didn’t get a lounge chair and it was really hot out. We made reservations for Sea Salt, the steakhouse restaurant […]
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