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| Harper thought of the most genius way to make a yarn garland for the tree. Take a piece of red yard and tie bows in it all the way to the end of the piece of yarn. Voila. Gorgeous. |
Thursday, December 29, 2016
O Christmas Tree
Sunny's Little Sweatshop of Horrors is Open
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| My mom brought some fancy yoga pants fabric and made all the female residents of the house each two pairs of pants. |
To Chitomi with Many Thanks
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| We were delighted to open a box full of Japanese goodies from our friend Chitomi. Here are Harper and Margo sampling the whistling candy. If you blow through that little hole you will make a whistling sound. Reason #589 why I love Japan. |
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Opening Presents Accoring to My Fake Polaroids
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| Harper made little things out of sculpey and baked them for everyone. Here is a spool of thread for Grandma. |
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| Boat, rod, and bucket of fish for Grandpa. |
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| Beloved brown dog for Margo from HJAML. |
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| Surprise from Harper for Dad. It was a miniature handmade soccer ball. |
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| Twizzlers wrapped in fabric for Grandma. |
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| Ice cream stand made out of Lego for Harper by Margo. |
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| Teacher apron made by Granny Emma years ago for her grandchildren (Marc and his siblings) and now passed on to one of her great grandchildren by Granny Carol. |
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| Some Laker socks for the die-hard Laker fan. |
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| I won the bet between me and Marc that Donald Trump would be the next president. I won a dress but I decided not to claim my prize because it felt too depressing. But there it was under the tree anyway. |
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| Handmade quilt by Harper for Grandma the quilter. |
Christmas Eve
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| The heavenly host singing alleluia and Mary and Joseph and the baby Jesus. |
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| Baby Jesus in the manger |
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| Shepherds and Wise Men (and Woman) |
Too Many Pictures of this Skull-like Ball of Dough
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| I saw this dough on the counter as Marc was preparing to divide it and roll out some stollens. I couldn't resist taking too many pictures of it. |
Ms. Wilson
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| Margo was sick and it was my turn to stay home with her. Ms. Wilson sent a note to her class to let them know she wouldn't be there. |
