This will be the last entry until the new year. We leave for Oregon on Sunday, with fervent prayers that the pets don't cause too much trouble while we're gone. I always feel so bad for our caretakers having to deal with our insane menagerie. We can't wait to get to the warm weather and family Christmas. Sophie will be coming with us, which will be . . . shall we say, 'interesting'? I hope she does okay on the long car ride, especially considering that she just got fixed yesterday and will probably still be a little sore. She's recovering nicely, though, so let's hope for the best. I have decided that the saddest sight on this earth is a Boston Terrier coming out of anesthesia. She and Jimmy slept curled up together last night while she recuperated. Awww!
We took the kids to the Festival of Trees to see Santa again - the good Santa, this time - and Kirsi was awake and happy for her meeting with the big guy. Nanna and Oompa Spurgeon were both there as Mrs. Claus and her elf (to Mike's extreme embarrassment) and helping with the kids. I was wearing my brand new light-up singing dancing elf hat (to Chris' extreme embarrassment) which was a big hit, and Kirsi was looking so adorable that she got her picture taken for the local newspaper.
Jimmy's school Christmas program was ADORABLE! We videotaped it, but of course our videocamera is analog, so I can't post it. Suffice to say that the best part of the show was our little reindeer, whose massive enthusiasm and wild dance moves impressed everybody. I just wish I'd had a chance to get a picture of him in his costume, but they rushed off to change right after the show.
We finally got a good snow-storm, and the bitter cold eased up a bit. We accumulated about a foot over the course of a three day storm, and then it turned to rain. There's still a couple of inches on the ground, but the roads are clear. I'm enjoying running around without a coat in the deliciously warm 36 degree weather. Time to break out the shorts!
The kids are really starting to bond now that Kirsi's old enough to be a playmate. They got to open some of their presents early so that we don't have to haul them to Oregon, and Jim was pretty good about sharing with his little sister, and VERY good at playing with her toys! It's so cute to see them playing together - much better than the usual, "She's touching me! She's looking at my toys!"
We had a family come and look at the house. It went well, but they're going to look at a couple more places before they decide if they will make an offer or not. Someone else asked for more pictures of the house, but they haven't asked to come see it yet. Fine by me - I don't want to deal with that until after we get back. January is plenty soon to get a bidding war going. If only!
Jimmy learned a little about the Christmas spirit and decided to give his old Thomas Train set to his kindergarten class - an amazingly difficult decision given that he hadn't played with it in about a year. We brought it in on the last day of school before break, and watched all the kids open it together. Jimmy - always popular - was suddenly the coolest kid in the class. And I think it really made an impression on him to see how happy it made them to get something it didn't cost him anything to give. What a sweet kid!
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