On the EIGHTEENTH day of Christmas

I attempted cross-country skiing with Amber Sargent and Kristine Watterson, two more new friends here who haven't been scared away yet by me stalking them. ;) Amber let me borrow some skis and we went in her field... well, I was only out for about 7 minutes, b/c Eldon started screaming (I think he thought I was running away) and would not be consoled. Darn. But I only fell once. Kristine said that was good. Amber let us stay for lunch and visit for a bit. It was so fun to get to know her better - what a talented girl!

I worked a bit on Jon's gift while the kids rode scooters outside (yes, on top of the snow). Then we watched Mary Poppins for movie night. It was even better than I remembered. One of my favorites - so imaginitive and creative! Eve was pretty enthralled, which made it more fun for me. :) Jon even watched it with us (probably only b/c he came home with the flu and didn't feel like doing much else - though he did tie some flies during it).

Jon read more of "Where Did They Hide My Presents?" to Eve (Eldon actually fell asleep during the show). I've gotta do another library trip b/c I'm out of books! Oops!