It was the Christmas Program tonight, pretty adorable. That’s her in the gray dress, looking sharp. This one was actually pretty good, a little busy, but not loud. There was a Christmas cooky reception afterward, which we enjoyed, and then came home and frosted a million sugar cookies here. They’re all stacked between layers of […]
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We did it. We started around 6 pm, and were done by the end of the evening. These guys came to hang out for a couple hours while we baked, very nice. She’s four months now, turning into a regular PERSON. The little one wrangled herself inclusion in the little Barbieland corner. She struggled to
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The bakers: I could not have done this without them. They’re intrepid and know what needs to be done. Working on the gingerbread: The dishes, ugh. They’re long gone now. And this little cutie–I tried to get a picture of her for a while, but gave up. She’s not a cooperator, doesn’t smile or even
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A year ago the dog breeder called to tell us she had a couple left over puppies. We were waiting for a litter due in February, but just in case, maybe we were interested in a puppy now? She sent a photo and we were so delighted to go get this extra puppy. She was
Maria took these lovely pictures. Apparently Kari is behind that music stand next to the other clarinet players. Tim’s obviously the tall guy in back. Love you all, MOM
This girl took a fine, long, sweaty nap on the couch. She woke up in a good mood in her nest of old doll blankets. Those flowered ones are blankets I sewed out of my mom’s old kitchen curtains. That’s some kind of weird doll blanket history. I would not have taken the afternoon to
It started raining this afternoon and switched over to this sleety snow during the evening. I had to brush off Santa once–any weight knocks him down. I’ll turn off the electricity before bed, don’t want the weather to damage him overnight. They made their trip to see Santa tonight. I had to work and couldn’t
We went this morning for singing, eating, games, and fun. It was the usual sweaty fun time, did not disappoint. Alicia’s parents were there too, haven’t seen them in weeks, since the cabins were closed up, so that was a lot of fun. My grandson is way over on the right, beautifully singing with his
