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Well, as I feared, the Nor-Easter brought with it a foot of snow to grace the mounds we already have on the ground here. It was perfect snow-ball snow – just moist enough to pack without being too wet. Good thing the kids are on vacation to enjoy it this week! I’m not too upset…

Somebody loves his “Key-Key”.My big helper girl… they all love helping with the goodie boxes, actually.And washing dishes is a fun novelty (at least for now).They all love to help with cooking. Alton Brown is a hero in our house!No more snow! Oh, well, it’s not like we have a choice… Looks like a Nor’Easter…

The last couple of months have simply flown by – October was a whirl of over 35 shows, November I spent sick, and December is slipping by quickly. I am not ready for Christmas, but at least the house is mostly clean. And we had a dinner party Saturday. That was so nice. I love…

Busy little guy – that’s his sister’s Picture!Glady doing homework – she’s reading Raold Dahl’s autobiography.Pippa and Johann… She’s ready to head off to school!Gosh, isn’t she cute

The view from our Gig Saturday!Ribfest cooking going on!I don’t want to know what’s going on out here!Big boy britches!And this was back on the first day of school!We haven’t yet had a good frost, but Dad slept out in his tent the other night and came up in the morning saying there had been…

Glady as the Moon PrincessGlady Facepainting for the very first time.Pippa eating a donut the hard way – we went with Papa to the Wilmot Old Home Day and played games while he performed.Johann and Juliet swordfight with Papa – Johann shouts “Ching! Ching!” as they clash blades.

Let’s see – long and busy week, not too much to share because it’s all been business or housecleaning! I have a picture of Glady to add – she made dessert for all one night. Fruit, chocolate fondue and koolaide cake – she was so proud. She loves to cook and gets very disappointed when…

My apologies for the upside down pictures – I scanned these in and didn’t take the time to check orientation! I’ll try to fix and replace them later – In the mean time… Juliet, weighing in at 8lbs even on the fish scale! In Labor on the porch – I did make it indoors to…

The kids are ready for some Fried Dough! (and a little tired. This was taken about half-way through our time at the park)Cedar and Glady take a spin in the teacups. Glady loved it, but Johann, riding with sisters and Papa, was not happy. He was clinging to Phil saying, “No, Papa! No! Out!”On the…

We got a PT Cruiser last week! It’s used, of course, but low mileage for being an ’03. It will be so nice to have a much more fuel-efficient vehicle. It won’t hold the whole family, of course, but it is mostly going to be for the business, and running errands. The day after Phil…

I’m so excited! We got Ukeleles! Mine is a soprano and his is a tenor. It’s pink because it was on clearance – and you know me, I’m cheap! He’s tuning it now and it sounds really good.

Phil and Glady and I stayed up late last night playing a game. The idea was to play earlier, but Juliet and Pippa lost their chance, so we played after they had gone to bed, and Johann. But it was fun to play with Glady, who ‘got’ the concept of Spy Alley very quickly and…