The Treehouse
The big Christmas present for the girls this year was (at the end of a treasure hunt) a partially erected treehouse. You see, I couldn't really put anything up as they would have known what was going on. So, I had a bunch of big pieces sitting around in the workshop. (The gable ends are actually taller than the workshop.) Well, two days ago I actually got to start throwing the thing up in the tree, and I was very fortunate to have the help of Thad and a couple of his friends. One of those friends (to remain nameless) was certain enough that we would hurt ourselves that he felt it necessary to take some pictures. Well, those pictures can be seen here... I'll be sure to share some more as it comes together, but this will serve as an early update. Thank you, though, to Team Yazoo... I literally couldn't have done this without them.
"Daddy can make it work"
Santa brought us many neat things... The stockings included slinkies, fun balls, toiletries... a typical haul. Strangely enough, one of the favorite items for the whole family was the whoopie cushion found in Jenn's stocking. Perhaps someday you'll see video of Lindy trying to place her bottom on it accurately. As whoopie cushions are wont to do, this one ended its own life quickly. The tear in the seam has rendered it useless already. When Aspen discovered it this morning, she brought it Jenn and told her it wasn't working anymore. Jenn: There's nothing we can do, honey. It's broken. Aspen: I'll take it Daddy. Daddy can make it work. My question to you... Do I take pride in the fact that my daughter thinks I can fix things? Or do I read into the fact that my daughter believes that I have a particular talent in the sounds of a whoopie cushion? Labels: aspen, words
Santa
We went to the annual Hickman Santa party last night, pictures, I'm sure, will follow at some point. For now, I can only share this... Santa: Ah, little girl, what would you like for Christmas? Lindy: Cheese and crackers. I love little girls. Labels: lindy, words
Christmas Carols
Aspen was recalling the Christmas Carols they sang this morning at school in assembly. "We sang Joy to the World, Jingle Bells, and then Jesus led us in singing 'Ah Leet Dah Dee Dah'." Please use the comments to guess at the actual title... Labels: aspen, words
Jane's handywork, our hat, Oakley's birthday...
And we're back...
Alright... it was a long silence, I know. My "network guy" was changing stuff, and switching servers. In the end, I just had to go in and modify the permissions stuff myself on the new server to allow the posting to happen. So, today, and today only, you all get several weeks of posts. Enjoy!
A "real" dad
I was being goofy this morning. That's nothing new, I suppose. Today, I was claiming that I knew every song ever. I challenged the girls to come up with one I didn't know, and every time, I just sang whatever song they created... with feeling. Aspen said, "Daddy... I'm getting serious, do you really know every song." Much like a 1st grader, I mocked Aspen by repeating her. Oakley's response? "Daddy, act like a real dad." Labels: aspen, oakley, words
Advent Calendars
One of the cool traditions we participate in is the opening of Advent calendars from Nana and Papa. Each year, Nana finds a cool card for each of the girls, and they open them each morning. One of my favorite parts is when they happen upon something that we can't figure out. This year, on the 2nd, Aspen opened something that looked like a bird on a short stick. I still don't know what it really is. But Oakley concluded the following this morning... "It's lip gloss for Mrs. Claus!" Labels: christmas, oakley, words
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