My true love gave to me…3 french chickens…ha ha ha! So, we’re leaving tomorrow to visit Garrison’s side of the family and we are all getting really excited to go. I was up last night (this morning?) until 4:27. No joke. But all of the presents are wrapped. Well, all of the presents that are [...]
Archive for December, 2007
21 Dec
On the Fourth Day of Christmas…
The snowmen cookies I ended up sending to Edison’s cookie party. They were cute – like a tiny army of snowmen…
Yikes only 4 days left???? Only 2 days left until we start our travels…I better get elving…there are presents still to be wrapped (I have been so slow at this task this year!), laundry to do [...]
20 Dec
On the 5th day of Christmas…
After 2 days home with his ear infection Edison was able to go back to school today. Here he is waiting for the bus this morning. Yes, it really is still this dark out as he waits for the bus. And just about this dark when he gets home.
And by the way, the cookie baking extravaganza started [...]
19 Dec
On the 6th day of Christmas….
Time for baking cookies. I need to take cookies to Edison’s “Milk & Cookies party” at school. I got both the kids to bed and the dishes washed and now I can get baking. Now to choose what kind(s) to start with…
18 Dec
On the 7th day of Christmas….
…another ear infection. This time it is Edison. He went to school feeling fine, I sat down with my coffee and my Bible had some peaceful time with the Lord, took a shower then got ready to tackle my “to do” list. Decided I needed my “to do” list to look neater. Rewrote [...]
17 Dec
On the 8th day of Christmas…
I finally finished my shopping list. Mostly. Now we’re on to wrapping the gifts. This evening I had a lot of help from Claudia, so if you find a smooshy Cheerio in your new pajamas pants you’ll know where it came from. No time to blog…must…wrap…more…presents……..
16 Dec
On the 9th day of Christmas…
Kindergarten crafts!!!! Here are some photos from the gingerbread house making day. It was a fun but insanely crowded and chaotic time with lots of sticky fingers and candy EVERYWHERE!!!! All of the kindergarten kids were lined up in tables in their hallway with about a bazillion parents there to help. Edison got to [...]
15 Dec
On the 10th day of Christmas, my email sent to me…
This questionairre:
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? I prefer wrapping paper for sure, but this year has been a tough wrapping year for me (I actually have a wrapping table with a McGuyver-ish wrapping paper roll holder like those fancy department stores, but I moved it to the music room and I never go down [...]
14 Dec
On the eleventh day of Christmas…
Some of my favorite ornaments on the tree…
the Mexican couple that make us remember our honeymoon in Cancun
Homemade ornament of our growing family (we’ll have to make a new one to include little C)
yummy smelling cinnamon ornament that Edison and I made together last winter
An antique glass ornament that was a gift from a friend
Today is [...]
13 Dec
The twelve days of Christmas countdown…
The elves have been busy in Carlisle…I was uninspired to do any decorating for a long time, but then Edison and I started really getting into it. My favorite thing is our silver tinsel tree we found in Cooperstown on Easter weekend. Edison’s favorite thing to do is to move the little figures in the [...]
