Last night I went over to Heidi’s and “helped” make Christmas cookies. I say that I helped, although what I really did was watch her do it. My job came later when it was time to decorate them. Her daughter, Harmony and I sat at the dining room table and played with icing and sugar and generally had a fun time just being silly. I brought my Christmas DVD’s with me that played in the background. They are all the old cartoons that I used to watch when I was little. My favorite is still “The Year Without a Santa Claus.”
I don’t think Harmony had seen it before, so it was especially fun to have her watch it. When the Heat Miser and Snow Miser songs came on, I started to sing and she thought it was pretty funny. She told me many times that she thought I was crazy. And then she wanted me to do it again. That was fine with me because it kept her from wanting to watch her Bella Dancerella Cheerleader video. She’s good with the pom-poms, but still struggling with the baton. I tried to show her how to twirl it, and she seemed impressed. Makes you feel about 10 feet tall when you show a seven year old how to do something and they look at you like you just performed magic.
Between playing with her new telescope and a couple of rounds of Dora the Explorer dominoes game, she finally fell asleep while watching Frosty the Snowman for the third time. Today while I was out running some errands, little elves by the names of Heidi and Harmony left a plate of cookies for me outside my door.
Here finally, is a picture of my tree. I have been taking pictures of it for weeks. I never seem to like the way they turn out. However, I knew I needed to come up with something, so here is one that I can live with, I guess. It feels like the clock has started ticking again for me to come up with a new theme for next year. After doing the Showgirl tree for 2 years now, it’s time to do something different. Otherwise, next year I may need to bring Carmen Miranda back again. At least this way I have a whole year to look for fruit ornaments. If any of you fine people have some ideas for me, let me know. The only theme I don’t care to attempt is Elvis.
I don’t think Harmony had seen it before, so it was especially fun to have her watch it. When the Heat Miser and Snow Miser songs came on, I started to sing and she thought it was pretty funny. She told me many times that she thought I was crazy. And then she wanted me to do it again. That was fine with me because it kept her from wanting to watch her Bella Dancerella Cheerleader video. She’s good with the pom-poms, but still struggling with the baton. I tried to show her how to twirl it, and she seemed impressed. Makes you feel about 10 feet tall when you show a seven year old how to do something and they look at you like you just performed magic.
Between playing with her new telescope and a couple of rounds of Dora the Explorer dominoes game, she finally fell asleep while watching Frosty the Snowman for the third time. Today while I was out running some errands, little elves by the names of Heidi and Harmony left a plate of cookies for me outside my door.
Here finally, is a picture of my tree. I have been taking pictures of it for weeks. I never seem to like the way they turn out. However, I knew I needed to come up with something, so here is one that I can live with, I guess. It feels like the clock has started ticking again for me to come up with a new theme for next year. After doing the Showgirl tree for 2 years now, it’s time to do something different. Otherwise, next year I may need to bring Carmen Miranda back again. At least this way I have a whole year to look for fruit ornaments. If any of you fine people have some ideas for me, let me know. The only theme I don’t care to attempt is Elvis.
3 comments:
I love your tree!!!!! It's fabulous!! Thanks for the picture!!
I still am partial to ribbon girl, even if stripper-in-the-box was intriguing.
OMG! I totally get the soulless demon now. Creeeeepy!
Yeah. Can you picture this thing with eyes staring at you?
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