Tonight we net over to Hal and Corey’s house for some entertainment. We like food network. A lady from Macomb that I met a month or two ago was on Throwdown with Bobby Flay. So we had to watch it. It was Ginger Bread Houses, and they look awesome. We brought a key lime pie, it is Corey’s favorite. And we like it too.
*I am writing this after the fact as though it is current, and pre-dating my post. As it is my site, I reserve the right to do so.
Early this morning I got up and went to the high school to help unload and sort the band fruit sales. I did this because I was asked, not because anyone sold us fruit. Because no one did sell us fruit. It appears that the band students always forget to ask the teachers to buy any.
This year I have decided to make many of the presents we are giving away for Christmas. I think this is a good idea. I have some special plans in place. So we went and got many of the supplies.
Also, I will be taking Rick and Ginny’s announcement photos, and because we don’t know what weather will be like on the day they come, I went around town looking for some pretty shots to use as backgrounds if we need them. I hope we don’t. Even though I can do some really cool photoshopping, the less of it to do, the better.
*I am writing this after the fact as though it is current, and pre-dating my post. As it is my site, I reserve the right to do so.
Tonight was our ward/church Christmas party. It was also a talent program. Jacob, Annette Arnold and Megan Orton did a piano trio of We three Kings. It was fun. There were other good acts as well, but I am only posting this one on our site. Enjoy, we did.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olSZR4XgPRk[/youtube]
*I am writing this after the fact as though it is current, and pre-dating my post. As it is my site, I reserve the right to do so.
I went with my friend, Gayle to Peoria. We had a fun trip. She got her ears pierced and I bought a pair of earrings that I have been looking for for a long time. I also got monkey earrings! It snowed while we were there. There hadn’t been snow on the ground when we arrived, but there was bad snow when we left.**
*I am writing this after the fact as though it is current, and pre-dating my post. As it is my site, I reserve the right to do so.
**Rick was in Kewaunee-giving Ginny her ring-so we got word to him to not try driving tonight.
I figured out how to do the hats!!! They look so cool, I love them. I think everyone else at the preschool teacher party liked them too.
*I am writing this after the fact as though it is current, and pre-dating my post. As it is my site, I reserve the right to do so.
I went to Galesburg today to see Ronda, G-kids and the house they are buying. I took lots of pictures of the house for them. I really like the house! I wouldn’t mind having one of my own. I love older houses. Ronda and mom helped me make some rice crispy treat balls for the party tomorrow for the preschool, so I can make a better attempt at the snowman hats, with a rice crispy ball for a snowman head.
*I am writing this after the fact as though it is current, and pre-dating my post. As it is my site, I reserve the right to do so.
I was working at the preschool again today. I like being there. I really don’t have any fun preschool stories today. However, when I went to pick up my car** Taryn and Bailey came out to greet me***. They invited me in where I visited with Heather for a while. They offered to return to me the tomato juice I had left at their house many, many moons ago. So as it sat there next to me Zack**** tried hard to pick it up and carry it around. It is at least half as tall as he is and may weigh half his weight*****. He is adorable.
*I am writing this after the fact as though it is current, and pre-dating my post. As it is my site, I reserve the right to do so
**I park at my friends Heather and DC’s house and walk
***One of the reasons I like to park there
****His name is really Logan
*****Big exaggeration on my part
Today was Ally’s baptism, it was nice. David did the baptizing. It was nice for her family to come up. It was about a 3 hour drive and the weather was not so great.
This was the best smile we got from David.
*I am writing this after the fact as though it is current, and pre-dating my post. As it is my site, I reserve the right to do so.
Over night and this morning there was bad freezing rain and I was unable to get my car out. I was babysitting Aiden this morning. I called and they had to bring her over here**. We played and had fun I think. We normally do. However before they brought her over I was trying to see if I could move Jacob’s car out of my way to see if I might be able to get my car out where the ground is less slick***. One foot led to another and I managed to have Jacob’s car slide into the ditch just enough that there wasn’t enough contact to get it out myself. What’s more about that, Jacob is sick. So I asked Jason and Jessie if they wouldn’t mind helping me get the car out of the ditch. We got it just out of the ditch and left it to sit till the ground thaws just enough to not slide more. In the process Jessie got covered in mud. I felt horrible about the mud and grateful for the help, and she swears it came out ok.
*I am writing this after the fact as though it is current, and pre-dating my post. As it is my site, I reserve the right to do so.
**Four wheel drive
***Just a theory, which proved to be wrong
My friend Ally is getting baptized on Sunday. She had her interview in Carthage today, so I took her up so she would have company/support. We did the tour of the Carthage Jail. I know it surrounds a sad event, but there is such a spirit there. It was a good trip. I am grateful we only live half an hour away from there and an hour from Nauvoo.
When I got home we decided to make rice crispy treats and cover them with the chocolate I already had melted. We piled them up into a Christmas tree and gave it a French name to seem cool**. It was fun. Mom, Rick, Ginny, Skyler, Ronda, Gavyn, Geneva, and Gretchyn were all there too. There was a “talent” program as the main event.***
*I am writing this after the fact as though it is current, and pre-dating my post. As it is my site, I reserve the right to do so.
**Jacob’s idea
***That is all I will say about that