52 Weeks in Small World

Dec. 23, 2007 - Project 365 Weeks 50-51: Dec. 10-23

These past two weeks before Christmas have been filled with friends, family, cookies, and warmth. The parties and performances are over, and our house is quiet.

Our support group had its annual Christmas program on Dec. 11. Laurel performed with her Shakespeare class (above)...

And she also read a report on deaf performer Linda Bove while classmate Lydia signed the report (above). Thanks to Lynn Freeny for both of those photos!

We got lots of good school in these past couple of weeks, as the usual weekly activities have ceased until January, leaving us with large blocks of time devoted to hitting the books. As usual in Tennessee, we've had lovely weather and days warm enough to do picnic-table school.

Dec. 13 brought our annual Mother/Daughter/Grandmother Tea for American Heritage Girls. We had about 140 moms, daughters, grandmothers, or other special friends in attendance. This is always a favorite event, and we had a new mom volunteer to organize the tea. She did a fabulous job!

Cookies. We made them about every day.

My brother John borrowed Jesse for a day to help him pick strawberries in the greenhouse, and then he came over for dinner and gift delivery. We played Duncan's new Leapin' Frogs game for an hour!

I got my house nice and clean for the annual Moms' Ornament and Cookie Exchange, held at my home this year. Three whole days later and my house is still clean!

I love the cookies and the gifts and the clean house and the parties, but here's the very best part of Christmas: I get to have my honey home, just to hang out and relax. Also, he does the grocery shopping, cooks, does dishes, and folds laundry, but really really really--I'm happy just to have him home. He's a fun guy.