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Oh! The Merry moments of Christmas!

Here we are on Monday, December 21 and I have no shopping done for Christmas. Maybe a few presents for the kids, but other than that...Zero....Nada! I do this to myself every year, but this year I'm afraid it's a tad worse. I usually have a little done by this time. I am also late in sending Christmas cards. I had all intentions of having professional pictures taken of the kids for my cards, but like everything else this month, it never happened. Last week I scrambled and I took pictures of them in front of our fire place. I just let them do whatever that wanted, and I snapped away. I immediately went to Shutterfly and put some cards together. I ordered, paid a little extra to have them to me on time. I mailed them out this morning. Phew!!! I'm thinking they will get to people just before Christmas. After looking through all of the pictures, this is what I came up with. Remember, these were made in one night. Front Inside Here are some out takes that I did not use. The p...

Christmas Show 2008

Elizabeth, Kai and Mary Elizabeth, Mary and Kai Maya and Kai Jillian, Kai, Maya and Mary Kai as one of Santas Elfs Jillian, Kai and Dani Ali, Kai, Dani and Jillian Tatum, Kai, Ali, and Mckenna The costumes have been added to the costume closet, the props are back in storage, and the cast party has past. All after long months of preparation. It's a funny feeling when you walk into TDA in August, and hear Christmas music coming from the dance rooms. At the time, it just seems like forever untill the Christmas show. And then, all of sudden, there you are at dress rehearsal. This year, dress rehearsal was something to see. Costumes everywhere, kids running into each other, kids missing in numbers because they were downstairs playing. One particular number, "Santas Elf" number was especially amusing. Had I had a video camera, it would be a You Tube sensation by now. And yet, after all the mistakes and craziness of dress rehearsal, the shows are amazing. These kids, (and I ...