We put up our Christmas Tree yesterday. Here's Ed and Katie sawing off the bottom to get it ready to put in the stand. We could've gotten a tree that was a bit larger but this one is SO full and very pretty.
Here are our stockings "hung by the chimney with care". The builders of our house very wisely put an outlet right above the mantel which is PERFECT for Christmas lights!
This is not a roughed up log cabin laying in the snow. It is our advent calendar after it was attacked by a candy crazed black lab! There WERE three peppermint hershey kisses in each door. Now there are none. As you can see, Lucy ate every single candy, the candy wrappers, and some of the doors, along with much of the calendar's trim and decorations! The calendar was up on the counter when we left the house. When we came home it was like this in the middle of the family room floor! I would've liked to see this whole event take place! Naughty dog! I called the vet and she said Lucy would be fine but may have an upset stomach for a while. She'll be sleeping in her crate tonight - I would not like to wake up to some sort of mess on my bedroom rug!
Rebecca did AWESOME at basketball practice tonight! She was totally getting the whole concept and she actively participated in the scrimmage! I was proud. Next week her team will play their first game. It will be fun to watch her progress this season.Last night Katie and Rebecca performed in their first Children's Choir concert. It was INCREDIBLE! The children's choir was just part of the concert. There was an adult choir, a string trio made up of high school students, a harpist, and a professional soprano. There was also a well known folk singer there named David Grover. I just can't express how wonderful the whole thing was. The concert was in an old, 200 + year old, church with a gorgeous pipe organ. It was a ticketed event and was sold out. Ed and I had no idea what a big deal it was until we got there and people were talking about how special it was to have such a talented group of singers and performers together. We sat there in AWE for the whole concert. Allison enjoyed it very much but about half way through (it was 2 hours long) she started to get fidgety. I gave her a tootsie pop and she was golden!! If I could send the sounds of the show through my blog I would! And next year, this time, if you happen to be in Western MA., don't miss it!!
