Morgan had his school program today. They sang 3 little songs. Very cute. The picture did not turn out well at all. They were very grainy with the flash and blurry without the flash. But this one turned out OK. Here are Brigid, Molly and Morgan before the show.

Tonight was the last Community Cantata concert. It was so fun. So many voices, all four parts. Great. We ended with a version of the Hallelujah chorus. I may join them again next year. In my spare time, that is.

I think I only have a few things left to do. Surprising Mom on Tuesday, choir practice Thursday and Christmas Eve services at church. Then I'll be done. For the holidays. Morgan and Reese are off the week between Christmas and New Year. We will do many fun things, I'm sure. Like play with Morgan's Christmas presents. haha

Reese and Morgan finishing dessert at the Covered Dish Social.

Happy Birthday, Twila! I called her today, can't believe I remembered. Thanks blue eyes. I called her at work just before she had to leave. Morgan sang a song to her that we made up: "There's a candle on my nose, on my nose. There's a candle on my nose, on my nose. O I wonder if it'll stay or should I choose to blow it away. There's a candle on my nose, on my nose. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" You had to be there.......

Mom called tonight to tell me they are having the bells, harp and childrens' choir on Sunday. Could I come down for that? Sure! Add it to my empty schedule! No problem. I would if I didn't have the concert that night at 7pm. The trip down is too exhausting to come back and sing right away. So maybe they will have something like that in the summer.

PS Charlie called me today for no reason whatsoever. haha

Morgan's Sunday School party was fun. Lots of cookies and goodies for the kids. The boys got match box cars and really had a great time racing and crashing them. I think they said there were about 17 kids signed up. After most of them left, we set up tables for Tuesday night's covered dish dinner. Sunday night was the Christmas Cantata at the UCC Church in Landingville. Because I rode with two other ladies in the cantata, I didn't get home until 9:30. But it was fun and they said they had a turnout of about 120 people. Lots of people for such a small church. Tomorrow night is our Ladies' Society covered dish social. I have to make peanut butter fudge. Thursday I have a Church board meeting and Saturday is dress rehersal for Sunday night's cantata at the Luthern Church here in town. Then I think I'm done. I won't know what to do with myself!

Today is the 5th day of the new month. Baby Jesus will be born on December 25. That was from Morgan. They focus on Jesus for Christmas at school. Yea!

We had snow flurries today. Just enough to make me feel I was living in a snow globe. I caught some on my glove. There were a bunch together, but I could make out individual flakes. Amazing! I never saw one so detailed. Guess I never took the time to look at them. Can't take time to smell the roses, so taking time to view the snowflakes is the next best thing.

Morgan is in the other room counting backwards from 100. I just heard him say to Reese, "Daddy. I can count backwards from 100. Do you want to hear me?" Reese said sure, so he took off. He is down to 35. It's amazing.

I have a meeting tonight at 8 and we haven't eaten dinner yet, so I must run, run again. Slowly but surely I'm getting things done. Friday is the community childrens' Christmas Party, Saturday is choir practice, Sunday is the Sunday School Christmas Party and the Christmas program, Tuesday is the Ladies' Society Covered Dish social, Wednesday is Christmas Caroling with the school....

The Bazaar is over! Yes, I was there from 11-5 and I'm tired. It was fun, but a looooong day. We made about $600 including the craft table, attic treasures table and food. I think there were 3 tables of junk left over and we started with 6. Not many of the crafts went, but they were not priced as cheap as the attic treasures. We left everything set up, except the food, in case some want to check it out after church tomorrow.
Does anyone know about acupressure? Wilma? I checked it out online and think I may try it. It looks cool.
In other news, Morgan counted backwards from 80. For no apparent reason, he just started counting backwards. At first I didn't realize what he was doing, then I was shocked to realize it was counting backwards. Yea for Morgan!

Happy Holidays! The season has started. The first thing I have every year is the REALTOR Holiday Party. That was last night. We have it at the Oak Hill Inn and the entire restaurant is closed for our party. This year there were 123 signed up. The food was so good -- salad, rolls, ribs, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, sausage and pasta, roast beef, pork, crab cakes and shrimp cocktail. And the dessert.....chocolate cake that melted in my mouth. You know how cake at restaurants is sometimes so dry? Not this time. Chocolate cake with peanut butter icing between the layers and vanilla creme on top, drizzled with that cherry stuff that is usually on cheese cake. And I only had 1 small piece. There were 3 tables full of door prizes from the offices and affiliates. But no one called my number. Maybe next year.

So what's next? Set up tonight for the Christmas Bazaar at church tomorrow. I have to go shopping for prizes because Reese is in charge of the kids' game. And I need to finish some of the crafts I made and make peanut butter fudge for the bake sale table. The bazaar is from 11-5 tomorrow and I hope I don't have to be there all that time. I'll be snoozing at my post and people will get things for free.