New Years Eve

There's a blue moon out tonight. I haven't seen it. I tried at 11:56. It was too cloudy. I was too late. I thought it would be there later. It's about to be 2010. Whatever I wanted to accomplish in 2009. It's too late. I hear fireworks outside. I am going to try to celebrate another year I am blessed with.

Christmas Day

The kids wore the clothes they wore to church the night before. They look cute but hopefully that will not be a tradition. It was a calm and pleasant morning for the most part. The next day cousins Hannah, Claire, and Biella came accompianied by Charity and Maga. Zach prepared a delicious feast and we celebrated being together. The next day we went and saw the Princess and the Frog. Good times.

Tradition tradition

This is the first time our family has decided to stay home for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Therefore our family did not have any traditions. I asked everyone for ideas but received no feedback. I took matters into my own hands. I decided every year the family will paint a plate. When I was younger my parents had a plate with the year of my birth and a calendar on it. I really liked it. I don't know why. (I'm starting to learn that dishes are important and sentimental to me. ) Anyway, so we made a plate. We picked it out as a family. I picked the colors and Zach designed it. The rest of us painted when needed. Zoe also decided to paint a Christmas snake. Afterwards we went sledding and had a lovely time.
This year I read The Trees of The Dancing Goats by Patricia Polacco to the kids. It's about a Jewish family that helps their neighbors that have Scarlet fever celebrate Christmas by bringing trees to them. The trees are decorated with the dancing goat toys their grandfather made them for Hanukkah. It a sweet story. Zoe and I made a Christmas mobile with the Nutcracker, Nativity, and dancing goat stories. This picture is after it fell and became twisted. It was cuter in the beginning.

Little House

I was fortunate enough to take Zoe to Little House on the Prairie the Musical. Melissa Gilbert played Ma. It was so wonderful. We were right in front of the orchestra and in the second row. I loved looking at Zoe's facial expressions as she experienced certain things for the first time. It was the first time I have ever driven in Denver without a co-pilot in the front seat with me. I had never been to the theatre it was at either. I looked like a country bumpkin I'm sure. I was embarrassed leaving the parking garage and trying to put the prepaid ticket into the feeder. Cars lined up behind me and I was feeling more and more pressure. Then I realized the gate was open for everyone to go through. I thought surely they wanted the ticket after making such a fuss about keeping it but no. Zoe fell asleep in the car and I listened to Christmas music while blasting cold air on my face to keep me awake.

Rose, not in the way everyone thinks

The Rose story...

There is a woman at church. Her name is Rose Scoville. We are second cousins. We are related, but not in the way that everyone thinks. She married a Scoville and I married a Scoville. We look alike we could be sisters. Her father was my father's mother's brother. They are McNally's. My father is a deacon at church and wears a name tag. Rose saw the tag and realized they were cousins. People call her house looking for me. We are constantly asked if we are related. Yes, but not in the way everyone thinks.

Kitty and crowns

We adopted a kitty. Her name is Miyu. It means "beautiful moon" in Japanese. That is what the internet site says. I've been working on projects for others.
I made this garland or bunting for Biella's fifth birthday. I learned about it from the book The Creative Family by Amanda Blake Soule.
I made these crowns as well from a template in the book. A gold crown for day, a silver crown for night and a Grinch crown for Christmas fun. I watched Christmas classics while sewing. I watched Rudolph, the Grinch
and believe or not Die Hard. I stayed up until 2:00 in the morning one night. I later regretted it because I've been sick with a terrible cold ever since. It's been four days and cough cough cough. I think they turned out cute enough. Zach wants me to make him a "tough" garland for the band. I don't know how that is going to happen. Black fabric and death metal band T-shirts are all I can think of. He's cute for wanting something I made for a five-year-old girl.