Vacation Wild Card No. 15 — 1/3/09

In HBO’s next-to-last Christmas Vacation Wild Card, I’m pleased to introduce you to Baby New Year 2009. Meet Jacob Robert Crawford, who arrived at 6:54 p.m. New Year’s Day at 8 pounds even and 19 inches long, after only 20 minutes of his mother’s labor. He’s the second son of Jessica Zabransky and Joseph Crawford of Post Falls. KMC PR meister Chris Wagar provided the family portrait. We’re down to two days before things officially kick off here for the new year. I’m rested and ready for the next six weeks that’ll take us into the 5th anniversary celebration of Huckleberries Online. Of course, the antics of the Idaho Legislature will help us get to Blogfest ‘09. Until then, I’ll play this Wild Card and kick back for another coupla days …