Gingerbread Sneak

You can see Madison's attempt at a gingerbread house above, and Jingle's attempt at eating it!  It looks like the little guy got caught red-handed.  Or red-hatted.  The icing on his face is pretty incriminating.

Madison saw him this morning, as she got out of her pajamas - and back into another pair of pajamas.  It was pajama day at school, so she wore some Christmas pj's, and brought along a panda stuffed animal as well for good measure.  She had a good day, despite the immense amount of rain that poured down all day long.  Two inches of rain, they say, and the temperatures are plunging.  By this time tomorrow, we'll be in the upper forties as a high.

It was a Wednesday, which is typically a work day for Daddy.  This was pretty much the case for today, except that tonight we were able to spend some time together before bedtime.  The rain poured all day long, and just as advertised, the temperature got really, really cold tonight.

Madison and Mommy are dealing with some serious sniffles.  Coughs galore tonight, which means our planned Christmas stuff tomorrow will more than likely be postponed for another year.  In some ways it's a letdown, but the obvious thing is that we want everyone to be at their healthiest, not just for Christmas, but long after that.  No need to go out and do anything energetic tomorrow - we'll probably just hide inside.

Meanwhile, the wind is very strong outside.  The Nativity Set, wreaths, and trees are all knocked down - no sense in straightening them up yet, as the wind has apparently set in for the night.  Hopefully, Jingle won't go out there - he'll get blown away!