December 1 ~ Grandson Elijah was a sick puppy at the first of this month and missed some school
December 1 ~ Granddaughter Shelby did well in her swim team's swim meet ~ that's her swimming ahead of her competition in a relay race
December 1 ~ she's always been a water baby
December 2 ~ Grandson Knox did a great job decorating his own little Christmas tree
December 3 ~ Ho!Ho!Ho! You'll shoot your eye out, kid!
December 4 ~
December 4
December 5 ~ Elijah's Christmas band concert
December 8 ~ Shelby and Knox ~ creative buddies
December 9 ~ It snowed! For about 30 seconds
December 9 ~ O Christmas tree painted in Waterlogue app
December 13 ~ Knox made Christmas ornaments in his kindergarten class ~ he's holding his favorite
December 13 ~
December 13 ~ Nutcracker army
December 16 ~ Daughter Holly turned 39 ~
If cold December gave you birth—
The month of snow, and ice, and mirth—
Place on your hand a turquoise blue,
Success will bless whate'er you do.
~Author unknown, "A Gem for Every Month," c.1883
The month of snow, and ice, and mirth—
Place on your hand a turquoise blue,
Success will bless whate'er you do.
~Author unknown, "A Gem for Every Month," c.1883
December 17 ~ Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
December 19 ~ Window seat at Subway
December 20 ~ It ain't over 'til the fat man sings
December 21 ~ Christmas tree in the lobby of our credit union
December 21 ~ painted in Waterlogue app
The cold is coming.
December's winter solstice.
Start of the season.
~Robert Pettit, "Winter Solstice"
December's winter solstice.
Start of the season.
~Robert Pettit, "Winter Solstice"
December 22 ~
A bare tree stands
with roots on both ends
in December days.
~Kiran Bantawa, "Bare Trees"
with roots on both ends
in December days.
~Kiran Bantawa, "Bare Trees"
December 23 ~ Peppermint chocolate chip milkshake at Chick Fil A ~ 800+ calories with a cherry on top ~ one of my favorite December things ~ Neil had more self-control than me as you can see ~ that's great ~ but...vanilla?!
December 23 ~ Christmas in Dogwood Park ~ this tree puts on quite a Christmas musical light show after dark every hour (on the hour) for about 15 minutes
December 23 ~ I think Neil got a bigger kick out of watching the show than the kids did ~ that's Knox with a friend from school ~ they danced to the music ~ Neil did not
Of all the months of the year there is not a month one-half so welcome to the young, or so full of happy associations, as the last month of the year... ~"All the Year Round: December," All the Year Round: A Weekly Journal Conducted by Charles Dickens, 1887 December 10th
I tried sending you pics from Dogwood Park but they wouldn’t go through :(. Oh well. Glad we went. It was fun...for about 30 seconds ;)
ReplyDeleteDecember flies! It’ll be s July 4th before ya know it!
I was thinking the same thing, Kelly! December flies by - January, though! Ha! I enjoyed seeing how you spent the month. Busy, fun times!
ReplyDeleteThanks for checking in, Jane! And yes January looms large and long...until next thing we know, it'll be time for fireworks again.
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