Visiting with Santa

What a surprise to see Santa Clause coming out of the door at school on Tuesday! Girlie could hardly believe her eyes! And when he stopped to talk with her she quickly told him what she wanted for Christmas. I took a short video and clipped off a few pictures before Santa was on his way to visit another school. What a great day!

Girlie and Santa in front of school.

Girlie told Santa she wanted a bicycle, Legos, a camera and a cell phone for Christmas. He told her to be a good little girl and he'd be sure to stop at her house on Christmas. Girlie is 2 1/2.

Nick is 7 1/2 and he didn't want to go to the mall to see Santa this year because it wasn't the real Santa, just a helper. He said he had already written his letter to Santa and sent it on my iPhone! I didn't even know I had an app for that...but he found it! Such a smart little guy! I found a copy of it on my phone and saved it.

Then we helped Girlie write her letter to Santa and sent it so Santa would be sure to bring her the presents she wanted for Christmas!

Next we were off to Nick's school to see his Christmas Pageant. Nick was one of the narrators and sang in the choir.
It was all about Jesus in the stable where he was born and the animals sang. It was really cute and we all enjoyed it. Nick's school project was to do a self portrait of himself in the play.

I think he did a great job! He's is so creative and definitely a budding young artist.

Girlie was dressed so cute to attend the performance. We arrived early to get a good seat. She went up on the stage and danced for an hour before the play, entertaining all of us (just like her mother used to do when she was that age...the acorn doesn't fall far from the tree!). She's going to be a singer and a dancer!

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Postscript:
Well it was a great Christmas and Santa delivered the goods! On Christmas day we all went for a bike ride. Girlie got her Princess bike and Nick got his blue Cruiser bike. God bless the iPhone! We're so glad Santa got Girlie and Nick's letters.

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BIRTHDAY BASH

Jackie & June
The birthday girls!

Today Jackie threw a birthday bash at the Beach Grass Cafe.

We arrived in Poway at 10 a.m. for Mimosa's & coffee. We were handed a manilla envelope with directions for the Birthday Scavenger Hunt. We had a list of clues and the stores we were to search were all of the thrift/consignment stores in the adjoining mall. We had two hours to collect as many points as possible and return to the restaurant for lunch.


Well, we all had a lot of laughs and some of us gave up and went back to the restaurant early!!! Prizes were given out, birthday cards were opened, handmade gifts were admired and we all enjoyed the day. Especially the birthday girls!

This is a very special birthday card. Jackie and June have been exchanging this same card since 1984! Each birthday, one of them writes a note and sends it to the other. The next year the process is reversed. Such a treasure!

Visit Jackie's blog to view more pictures from the event. I especially liked the quote on her page regarding her special day; "Today is my birthday. I no longer celebrate my youth but my luck of being happy and healthy and having FAMILY and FRIENDS that I can celebrate with."

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Lettering Video #2 ~Teesha Moore

Teesha Moore~ Lettering Video #2 ~

Teesha uses Sharpie Poster Paint Markers. They are awesome!

Lettering Video #1 ~Teesha Moore

Teesha Moore ~ Lettering Video #1~

I have long admired Teesha's work and her lettering videos are an inspiration! Thanks, Teesha!

The Goblet Angel

~The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect, but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves. ~C.G. Jung

Another demented toy was the order of the day. It didn't take long for me to start digging in my stash of treasures for just the right items to create her. I grabbed the glue and playtime was on!

My new demented toy, "Goblet Angel"

The silver goblet is the image of 3 skeletons twisted together. I added one of my precious doll heads and embellished her neck with antique pearl trim. Her wings are made from a used coffee filter! I love her!!!


(Click on the image to see it up close and personal)

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