Attmept No. 1

I tried and tried last night to get a picture or two for Ye Olde Christmas Card and guess what? They didn't quite make the cut for cards- surprise surprise. In previous years it has taken about 200 pictures to get a decent 4 or 5 to choose from for a card. Arggh. The CG Christmas party is Friday and I am hoping that we will be able to get a few there that will work. Even though these are cute, they won't be on the card (unless I get desperate).

Evelyn and I have spent the day just being House Trolls. We made a construction paper chain to count down the days until Christmas, we worked on letters and numbers recognition, we played Spa Day -that's where there's a huge warm bath drawn and Ev gets to play in the tub forever with several "warm-ups if needed, using every soap in sight- then out of the bath for a total body massage, hair blown dry and styled and make-up applied. Now she is coloring downstairs with Billy Bones close by offering assistance and by assistance I mean that he is trying to chew on her paper, the crayons, the crayon box, the table, her hands, her head and maybe even the couch- I know this because I hear "NO!!! BILLY BONES YOU STOP THAT!!!!" about every 4.5 seconds.

Have I ever mentioned that Billy chews things? He chews anything, anywhere anytime-really- metal, paper, cardboard,plastic,fabric-anything. He also talks. yes, I know-don't roll your eyes. He walks around making these little chirps and burbles -all of the time. He makes announcements about his goings on, he inquires about your goings on, he burbles at the animals outside, he holds entire discourses on any number of catly subjects....So when I say that he is downstairs chewing on things, he's also talking about it.

Between Ev and Bill? It's like there's a whole zoo in here and it's just the two of them.

Monkeys and Tigers and Gigglers -OH MY!!!!