it's beginning to look a lot like christmas...

there is the car radio set to the christmas music station

(which often gets me a "play dat one adain, momma"

from linnea...followed by her saddest face when i tell

her it's the radio and i can't...)

the tree is up, the girls added their ornaments,

it's plugged in to the timer and amazes the girls

when it turns itself on...and luckily has withstood

the pawing of a certain furball cat, who has

found "the spot" by sitting on the back of the couch

and leaning into the tree...he has been put on notice

that if that tree falls, his cushy lil cat-world will no

longer be a happy one.  he immediately ran to hubs to

snitch on me.  i think i heard a "bah humbug" come 

out with the hiss and meow.

we are missing that little dog, ruby, as she is

spending a few days at the vets...to help her get

back on a regular diet of actual dog food...instead of 

"momma's homemade chicken & rice"...yup, i was

cooking for the poochy.  but she is doing much better

and we are hoping that the vet can determine what is

wrong with her kidney and we can get her back home

and snoozing on my lap...because this is perfect weather

for that lil dog to be all cozied up to me!

wren is busy singing christmas carols and wishing it were

her school concert night...since i was not able to be at gram

& grandpa's over thansgiving, wren picked out a pair of

christmas tree earrings for me...they are more sparkly and 

bigger than what i would normally wear, so...

i will be wearing these earrings every stinkin' day of december!

linnea does not like wearing turtlenecks, just so you know, and 

she cannot wait for us to be able to start the "advent calendar" 

today...she has been keeping her eye on the boxes just 

waiting for something to get in each day...she offered to help

put something in each day, but i declined her help...but not before

i told her that is she put the somethings in, then me & the daddy

would get the somethings, and not her & wren...she is fine not helping. 

boots, hats, snowpants...winter weather gear is out and being worn!

the girls love their boots - wren got new ones, and nea got the

hand-me-downs, but she does not care because they are PINK...

so far we have been able to keep track of the pairs of gloves

and hats and coats and remembering regular shoes to change

in to at school...although linnea has asked me to buy her a hat

that will cover her whole face...sure hope that the "burglar masks"

come in a nice pink color...

well...there are christmas cards to finish up...and the baking list

to make and buy ingredients for...cookie exchanges...school

concerts and programs...dance recitals and dancing at a

retirement home...church programs and singing and advent

candle lighting...and quiet reminders that santa is watching...

so if i do not post again until 2011...

merry christmas to all

and

to all a good night!