On Saturday we went to a Christmas concert; the one I look forward to all year long. The Washington Men’s Camerata “Christmas with the Camerata Concert” and it was spectacular as always! *grins from ear-to-ear* Scott and I are patrons of this all-male chorus and you have to hear them to believe them. They have the precision of a military group and sound better acapella (without the accompaniment of a piano, organ or other musical instrument) than accompanied. We took our twin dragons along and Mom and my SIL went as well and everyone loved it. In case you didn’t figure it out, music is my favorite part of Christmas. *grins*

I have a stitchy picture! I do not have Nicki’s gift for ornamentifying, but I did make a purdy ornament for our exchange tomorrow night. This is from Leon Conrad’s Elizabethan Elegance and is design number five, “Blackwork Fiesta.” (click right)
I used Dinky Dyes… now wait, let me think.. Emerald and Rainforest for the leaves and Nutwood and ChocoLatte for the pine cones and the flowers are a cotton from The Gentle Art in a color called Cherry Wine. The gold work is in Kreinik’s Japan Gold and those uneven beads are, obviously, Mill Hills, because I didn’t have any Miyukis in matching colors and sizes laying around. The finished piece is 4 1/2 inches square and stuck on a piece of batting board. (Have glue gun will ornamentify!) I am very pleased with how this turned out and I hope the recipient is, too!

Tomorrow (Thursday for all you people on the other side of the world) are my daughters’ winter class parties. As a head room mom for one of the rooms, it’s my job to pull this 90 minute event off. This is hard! Of the 22 children in the class, six of the parents are helpful. This isn’t a lot when you’re planning a big party like this. So, we’ve got a craft for the kids to do and food (the parents did pull through there… we’ve got sugar coming out the wazoo) and some games. The one that looks to be the most entertaining requires lots of toilet paper. Yup, you heard me, toilet paper. And it must be white because the children will be wrapping each other up like snowmen. Each team gets a roll of TP and has a certain amount of time to wrap their partner up like a snowman. The one with the best coverage wins. Sure it’ll be messy, but for first graders (and mostly boys at that), I figure this should provide a whole lot of entertainment. Oh yeah, I’m also bringing along a box of large garbage bags for cleanup. I’ll be taking pictures. *grins*

I’ve got a boiled vegetable for a daughter right now… my poor Lindsalu woke up late last night with a fever and was home sick today. Our hope is that we’ll be able to take her in to school for a little bit of her class party before having to whisk her home again. Thankfully Scott’s done with his classes and exams for this semester and is home to help out. Now to keep Maggie from getting sick… being sick over Christmas is not fun! *makes a huge poutie face*