Well, Christmas season is about to be in full swing here. You know why? Because Mommy got us our very own Gävle Goat!
Can you believe she found this at Goodwill? It's got "Made in Sweden" on a sticker right there on the bottom, and you have to ask yourself: how obscure is that? It's a reproduction of the Gävle Goat, the one they make each Christmas season, and the one many people monitor carefully each day, wondering when the next vandal is going to burn it down. Hopefully this year it will last a little longer. I think last year the poor thing only made it to December 2nd.
Don't worry - nobody is going to burn ours down. Or, at least I hope not! We can't exactly replace this one, so it seems unlikely that we'll be setting it ablaze any time soon.
To further that Christmas spirit, while Madison was at school Daddy set up the Christmas tree and put the lights on it. Tonight after piano practice and dinner, we actually hung a few ornaments on the tree, although we were a little tired and didn't do too much there. Don't worry - we'll finish tomorrow. Tonight, we largely sat on the couch together and watched "The Grinch." This is the first Christmas movie we've watched this season, which is a little later than usual actually. We've got a lot of ground to catch up on there!
It was the first time that Madison saw the live action version of the Dr. Seuss story. She enjoyed it quite a bit, as did Mommy and Daddy (like always). It's one of our favorites, one that we seem to quote year round. We're not alone in that regard: some in the office quote the movie left and right. The reason for watching that movie in particular was this: Mommy was doing research. That's right, she's got to do a whole lot of costuming for a Grinch segment for our church's Christmas drama this year. She'll find out a little more tomorrow, but in the meantime, she was taking notes as she watched. And eating popcorn with the rest of us!
Sometimes Madison will hear a joke on the television, think it's funny, and that'll be her thing the rest of the night. In this case, it was pretty much a throwaway joke from the movie where at Christmas dinner, the Grinch asks if anyone wants the gizzard. Someone answers yes, but the Grinch responds, "Too late!"
So before bed tonight, Madison kept asking us if we wanted this or that. When we'd say yes, she'd laugh out loud: "Too late!"
Tonight we prayed for our country once more: the northeast especially. It seems as if this hurricane was as bad as Katrina a few years ago, at least in regards to the recovery ability. Part of the problem is the new storms coming in, with such cold weather. Hopefully things will clear up a bit, but for the time being, it's quite a mess - and has been for a few weeks now.
Can you believe she found this at Goodwill? It's got "Made in Sweden" on a sticker right there on the bottom, and you have to ask yourself: how obscure is that? It's a reproduction of the Gävle Goat, the one they make each Christmas season, and the one many people monitor carefully each day, wondering when the next vandal is going to burn it down. Hopefully this year it will last a little longer. I think last year the poor thing only made it to December 2nd.
Don't worry - nobody is going to burn ours down. Or, at least I hope not! We can't exactly replace this one, so it seems unlikely that we'll be setting it ablaze any time soon.
To further that Christmas spirit, while Madison was at school Daddy set up the Christmas tree and put the lights on it. Tonight after piano practice and dinner, we actually hung a few ornaments on the tree, although we were a little tired and didn't do too much there. Don't worry - we'll finish tomorrow. Tonight, we largely sat on the couch together and watched "The Grinch." This is the first Christmas movie we've watched this season, which is a little later than usual actually. We've got a lot of ground to catch up on there!
It was the first time that Madison saw the live action version of the Dr. Seuss story. She enjoyed it quite a bit, as did Mommy and Daddy (like always). It's one of our favorites, one that we seem to quote year round. We're not alone in that regard: some in the office quote the movie left and right. The reason for watching that movie in particular was this: Mommy was doing research. That's right, she's got to do a whole lot of costuming for a Grinch segment for our church's Christmas drama this year. She'll find out a little more tomorrow, but in the meantime, she was taking notes as she watched. And eating popcorn with the rest of us!
Sometimes Madison will hear a joke on the television, think it's funny, and that'll be her thing the rest of the night. In this case, it was pretty much a throwaway joke from the movie where at Christmas dinner, the Grinch asks if anyone wants the gizzard. Someone answers yes, but the Grinch responds, "Too late!"
So before bed tonight, Madison kept asking us if we wanted this or that. When we'd say yes, she'd laugh out loud: "Too late!"
Tonight we prayed for our country once more: the northeast especially. It seems as if this hurricane was as bad as Katrina a few years ago, at least in regards to the recovery ability. Part of the problem is the new storms coming in, with such cold weather. Hopefully things will clear up a bit, but for the time being, it's quite a mess - and has been for a few weeks now.
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