Christmas Lights!!!!!

If you are from around here--I highly recommend going to see these lights. Now, I am one of those "classic" Christmas lights girl, simple. So--it is always interesting to see all the lights appear in everyone's yards and on their houses--you know the kind that bring Tim Taylor or Clark Griswold to mind. The other day when I was taking L&L to school the radio station I was listening to were talking about an article in a fairly local paper--this guy has 70,000 lights up and like a mile of extension cords. The lights are computer programmed and have music that goes along to them. So--in my mind--I am like OMG!!! 70,000 lights in one yard--WOW!!! I have to say I was impressed--if you are going to throw up Christmas all over your yard this is the way to do it. Here is the link to the story--which includes the address.

http://www.cantonrep.com/news/x1009171086/Enjoy-the-show-donate-a-toy

Celebrating Christmas break!!!!!!!

Friday was the last day of school before--let me see if I can remember the chant I heard--16 glorious days of freedom--needless to say they were quite excited!!!! L&L decided they wanted to have a Christmas Party. We went caroling at the retirement center across the street and then they did a gift exchange--we had a great time and it was a fun way to start those 16 glorious days!!!!

Bread!!

Last week end I decided to make bread--now with the kneading and the rising and the punching down and re rising--there are alot of steps where I could screw this up!!! So--I was well into bread making--the Garlic Bubble loaf and the Cheesy Italian were re rising--when Andy decides he would like to have a bread braid he remembers a friend of his mom making at Christmas time--so he is generous enough to find me a recipe. What a guy!!! Well--here are the results--we ended up with Rosemary Focaccia, Challah, Hawaiian Sweet Bread, Honey Wheat, French and the other two. Got love those carbs!!!

Choir Concert

Here is a picture of Logan from his Christmas concert--I have to tell you we have had a HUGE problem getting papers home with our 5th grader--so the morning of the concert we are are lecturing Logan on the importance of finding out what time he has to be at the school before the concert--there seems to be a breakdown in our informational highway--I am pretty sure I know what the weak link is!!LOL!!!

Logan is a Goofball!!

We were having family meeting--trying to align our schedules--we had gumdrops in a candy dish--I look up to make sure everyone is following along and this is what I see--now really--do we think Logan will have ANY idea what is going on next week?????

7th Grade Lady Riders--2008!!!

Here are the 7th grade Lady Riders--and our own #14--WOOHOO!!!

Thanksgiving in Philly=SOFIA!!!

Peek-a-boo!!! Here are some new pictures of Sofia. We went to Philly for Thanksgiving--we had a great time. Eleanora cooked her first ever Thanksgiving meal--and did a wonderful job. Sofia LOVED Logan--she liked the rest of us--but she LOVED Logan. I got to be part of her bedtime routine--which included stories--one of my favorite things!!! Mamma would read her stories in Italian and Zia Rena would read hers in English. It is fun to listen to Sofia's mixture of Italian and English--and if she thinks you don't understand--she will translate for you!!