Erica’s Blog

Merry Christmas, Buon Natale, Feliz Navidad, Joyeux Noelle, Froeliche Weinachten (sp?), God Yul…

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We had kind of a weird performance at church today.  It was cute b/c anything with a a bunch of kids on stage is cute, but it was VERY last-minute, and none of the kids had even heard the song before, much less had to sing it, and the angels, etc. didn’t get much coaching.  Anyhow, a bunch of the 1st - 3rd grade kids (Thing One’s class) sang while some 4 - K kids (Thing Two’s class) and others were a sort of Nativity tableau.  Luckily, I’d worn the Pashmina Auntie gave me last year b/c Tyler ended up wearing it on his head to look more authentic (I don’t think Joseph was Filipino/white mix).  Video, such as Hubby was able to get, is here.  Thing Two is the shy angel, believe it or not.  Her friend Jackie is the total ham dancing all over the stage in boots.

MarkyMark, Bobcat & Andrei came over for our usual Christmas Eve dinner & gift exchange.   Just the right amount of food.  And, despite how it looks in the picture, we did NOT drink three bottles of wine!  We drank one and a little of another.   

The kids, of course, were all about the presents. 

MarkyMark & Bobcat liked the book, ornaments, picture frame, and dishcloths we gave them.  I felt bad later when I realized all our gifts were really more for me than Hubby (a printer cart that will be used to organize knitting stuff and a beautiful hand-painted top-whorl spindle!!), but I’m sure I can find a way to make it up to him.

They didn’t stay too late b/c they still had to do some preparations for Bobcat’s family to arrive in the morning for the first Christmas in their remodelled digs.  After the Things were in their jammies, they gave each other their gifts, something we’ve let them do for a few years.  Thing One gave Thing Two a blue light-up top (hard to get a still picture that looks like anything), and Thing Two gave Thing One a pink sweatband/wristband set.  She didn’t know what they were, but she bought them b/c she knew Thing One loved pink.  Funny, eh?

So, now the children are nestled all snug in their beds with no idea of what a sugar plum looks like.  Hubby’s in bed, reading blogs.  Me, I’m waiting till at least 10:00 to go to bed.  Santa certainly won’t come before then; he wouldn’t be able to know for certain that the Things were asleep.  Before then, I need to put the Things’ partial sweaters in bags for them to open tomorrow.  Even though they’re not done, they ARE Christmas presents, so they should be under the tree in some form, dontcha think?

More pictures tomorrow (including the wonderful Morehouse Farms kit that Knitting Magic Girl sent me and the spindle from Bobcat).  Until then, Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

P.S.  Knitting Magic Girl, that kit looks like it could be great car knitting for our trip to the snow.   Woot!