Sunny Sunday

Yesterday was unusually warm for February!  We think the ground hog got the forecast wrong because it will be in the 50's most of this week, and yesterday it was 65!  We took the dogs outside on the 25' leash to play fetch.  They loved it.  I sat on top of the grill to avoid getting tripped or knocked down!  

When the dogs were tired out, I looked for signs of spring.  I found that the Autumn Joy sedum are beginning to grow again!

Then I climbed a tree in the yard and enjoyed the sunshine and warm breezes.

It was a wonderful day.

Trying A New Look

Jen and I tried ordering a new Roxie wig, but the color I wanted was out of stock.  So, we looked through the box of wigs that we have here.  I found this Lati wig and thought I'd give it a try.  It is brown, but has a touch of red in it.  So, what do you think?

I've been wearing this new outfit that I got from Miss Connie last summer.  The blue pants have snowflakes on them (I'll have to show you sometime).  I'm hoping that I might get to see a little bit of snow soon.  I'll let you know if we see some!

- Samantha

Trouble Sleeping

Jen:  What are you doing up still, Samantha?

Samantha:  I can't sleep.  I keep thinking about Christmas, and everything we need to do to get ready.  It is so exciting.  Do you think Mary felt that way about baby Jesus?

Jen:  Probably, considering she had to travel to Bethlehem when she was expecting a very special baby to be born.   I think you should try to get some sleep.  Maybe counting sheep will help.

Samantha:  Well, there are 2 here in this nativity..

Samantha:  And these three angel sheep were on the tree until they came to be counted, so that makes five.

Samantha:  And a prim sheep on the tree makes six.

Samantha:  And the Good Shepherd has a lamb, so that's seven, plus 4 more  in his flock, so that makes eleven!

Jen:  Samantha, you are heading to bed so slowly...you really need to get some sleep.

Samantha: (peeking into the Hitty room) A sheep pull toy makes a dozen.

Samantha:  Abbie's lamb makes thirteen...

Fourteen...

Fifteen...Sixteen...

Jen: (whispering) Good night, Sam.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

We put up the tree on Sunday evening.  Monday night was twirl practice, but this evening, M. went through the bin of other decorations and began putting them out.  I'll try to share some more pictures of our holiday decorations with you as Christmas approaches.  Here is a picture of Jenny, one of the first companions to join Jen's family, way back in 2000.  She doesn't look a day older than when she arrived.  Jen changed her into her Christmas dress today and found some red ribbons for her hair.

When Jenny saw our friends Ally and Lizzy on Doll Dance Blog, she wanted to be on the web, too!

Saturday night dance

Samantha:  Catherine, did you go to dances when you were in Middle School?  Jen's daughter went to one last night, and it sounded fun.Catherine:  Sure I did.  What did M. have to say about hers?

Samantha:  They played lots of cool music and had special colored lights that flashed and had a  smoke machine.  She talked to her friends and danced to the songs that she liked.  They did the Macarena and the limbo and even danced to Thriller!

Catherine:  Hmmmm.  Did you know Jen was a chaperone at the dance?

Catherine:  She told me about the dance, too.  Did you know that the smoke machine's fog set off the smoke detectors?  Everyone had to go outside and stand in the cold for about 20 minutes.  A fire engine came to check things out.  When they went back in, they had to take turns signing back into the dance so they could make sure everyone who came to the dance returned to the dance. Then a sixth grade girl got sick and threw up in the bathroom and had to go home.  Then another sixth grade girl got upset and refused to come out of the bathroom.  A teacher finally talked her out.

Samantha:  Well, I still think most of the kids had fun most of the time.

Catherine:  Yes, you are probably right about that.

Samantha:  So when will I get to go to a dance?