Decking the Halls

Kindly ignore our dirty windows as you admire the wreath that Georgia and I just made using some 12-gauge floral wire and 2 boxes of ornaments from Ikea. It cost me all of $12 and about 15 minutes for some holiday sparkle.

I was inspired to simplify a project originally posted by a very popular blogger, Eddie Ross. He utilized a wire hanger, hot glue + gun and mulitcolored ornaments. I fortunately (by dumb luck, to be honest) chose ornaments that did not require gluing. And I do not use wire hangers so I purchased floral wire and wrapped it around a large bowl to approximate a circle. My wire, though, was mre flexible than that of a wire hanger, so the shape is not as firm as it could be.

I highly recommended this simple project, especially with the ornaments that did not require the use of a glue gun (which I do not own). With a little help from G, I completed this project in about 15 minutes. I still want to find a pretty bow to cover the unsightly wire hanger that I managed to rig up in my hast to take the photo.

Here are the original instructions from Eddie Ross:

http://www.eddieross.com/eddie_ross/2008/12/no-wire-hangers-well-maybe-just-one.html

Enjoy: Muppet Rhapsody

Parents' Day at School

Today was Parents Day at Georgia's school. After a welcome reception and greeting from Mr. Hollander, we went to her classroom where the children introduced their guests then sang a few songs for us. Afterward, we went to the library to make a book then back to the classroom to share another book they'd made as well as collect some artwork. Georgia was also excited to play waitress for us with the cookies and hot cider. We ended the day with the kids in the gym, watching a comedian/juggler/magician/puppeteer.

Congratulations, Brian!!

One of Brian's first graduate classes has already

ended and he earned an A-!!

Great job, Big Daddy!! Keep up the good work!!

Ballet: Parent Observation

Brian and I observered Georgia's ballet class tonight. Very fun.

She is as enthusiastic as you would imagine.

These photos are from Brian's cell phone. The ballet had told us that you weren't allowed to take pictures so we didn't take the camera. However, several parents had cameras and there was no problem. We will have to settle for these and the memories.

Who Dey!!!

The Happy Homeowner

Thanks, Burgoons! The vacuum/leaf blower was a great housewarming gift!

Tucker = Soccer Star

Friday Afternoon

Kindergarten Photo

We will share professional copies from the package but if you would like a larger photo than what we have chosen for you, please let me know and I can direct you to the photographer's site so you can order that. We will have wallets, as well, if you would like one of those. (We aren't sure what to do with those. Sort of silly for kindergarten!)

Post-Bath Freak-Out

Tucker's First Bath (at our house)

Just another fun Friday night!