Explanation

For whatever reason the pictures below aren't posting to this site correctly and I can't get words to show up in the same post, so I am writing here. I didn't have batteries in my camera forever, and was forced to get some today because of H's birthday party, so I can finally post Christmas pictures too. #1 is E's Christmas program in which she refused to sing. #2 is our tree. I had no intention of getting a new tree this year, but somebody Howie works with moved, and could no longer use this one. We did a tree swap, and I thought the results were great. #3 is E after a difficult morning of opening Christmas presents. She is sitting here with her favorite, the My Little Pony Surf Shop. ( Didn't you all know that Ponies surf and snorkle? One of the Ponies has flippers and a snorkle, for gosh sake.) Something must be universal about combing their manes and tails, because she spends hours with these ponies doing just that. The other big hit this year was the aformentioned Guitar Hero. (I hear the song "Schools Out for the Summer" in my sleep). The last two pictures are of H's party tonight, he had a couple of boys stay over night after family left, so they are mostly pics of those boys and some of their little brothers, but also of my cousin Danielle, who is back living here from sunny Florida, despite the -7 degree weather. She's a trooper !