Cookies GA-LORE

GrandMa T, Aunt K, and Aunt L

Hosted a

DELIGHTFUL

Cookie Making Party

for all the Grandkids

{Have You EVER Seen}

{So Many Frosted Cookies In Your Life?}

[Probably Only In Your Dreams.]

Just Sayin'

And Look,

It's Dad and Mom,

Aren't We Dashing?

[Mmmmm....Cookies]

Delish.

12.17.10

Christmas Projects

The Boys are Off-Track (Outta School),

and I've Been Trying to Keep them Busy,

with a Few Projects:

So Far,

We Have Made

[Ornaments. Lots of Ornaments.]

[Gifts for the Neighbors]

And

[Christmas Presents for a Few Extremely LUCKY Ladies]

12.13.10

We Grabbed Some Friends,

Hopped On Our City's Light Rail,

and Rode Downtown

to See the Glorious Lights At

Temple Square

********

As I was riding our City’s Public Transportation, A Tiny, Older Woman Sat by Me, and as We Rode, She Pulled out a project she was working on, and obviously had been for a while. I watched as she looped together red and green ribbon, over and over, making a thick braid of sorts. I asked her what she was making and if it were for Christmas, and she told me she didn’t speak English, but proceeded to demonstrate the uses that she planned to use it for- as a bracelet or a headband, or trim on a purse, the whole time, speaking to me in Spanish, and I had to tell her I didn’t speak Spanish.

She Let Me Watch her loop that ribbon, in and out, and then she held it out to me and wanted Me to try.

I Did.

I made a few loops, trying to follow her Spanish instructions.

[I noticed later that she pulled My Untrained Loops Out- Ha, Ha].

She let me continue to be mesmerized by her working hands, that were clean and beautiful.
When My Stop came, I was sorry to leave, and I wanted to express to her that I had enjoyed her Lovely company.

I’m not sure I expressed it to her understanding of language,

but Her eyes told me that she understood.

That’s the kind of Old Woman, I want to be.

Boys Night Out

12.09.10

The Bounce House,

Dessert,

And

Christmas Shopping

12.08.10

Girls Night In

Last Night,

The Spouse Was Gone,

and I Had the Kids,

So,

I Invited My Other Husbandless,

Child-ridden Friend Over,

and Begged Her to Show Me How

to Make These:

{Pretzel Rods}

'Cause,

as You Can Tell,

She's Pretty Good At It!

It was Fun to Let the Kids Play,

Listen to Christmas Music,

Cook,

and Chat up a Storm.

[Thanks, Friend!]

To Do

I Found 8 yr. Old B's To Do List,

the Other Day.

I Don't Believe I was Meant to Find It,

But He was Surely Doing

Everything On It

1. Clean Bed Room

2. Clothes On, Eat

3. Clean Downstairs

4. Ask Mom if I Can Play

5. Help Mom

6. Play

And That's Pretty Much How it Went.

Sure Do Love That Kid.

[He's Just Like His Ma]

Done

The Kitchen is Done.
And, as of Late Last Night,
ALL Flooring is Done, too!

I'm Trying to Deck My Halls for the Season,
but I'll Get a "Reveal Post" On.
Eventually.

12.04.10

A Christmas Carol

I Never Really Liked this Story,

Until I Read the Book

Now,

I Understand it in a Deeper Sense.

We went to this Play and

I Thoroughly Enjoyed it!

I have never enjoyed any Rendition of it,

Like I Did This Theatre's Production.

I Loved It.

12.03.10

Saw a Ginormo Spider.

Tried to Be Brave Mom, Act Casual,

and Kill Ginormo Spider.

While Mustering Up the Courage to do the Big

"Sweep In and Squish the Thing Swiftly"

Move

6 Yr Old Looks at My Arm, and Says,

"Mom, I Can See Your Goose Bumps"

Sigh,

So Much for Trying to Impress the Kiddies.

[Spiders Give Me the Creeps]