Coyotes

Some people didn't belive us when we told them about our christmas playmates.

"So, what did you do over the holidays?"

"I hung out with coyotes!"

"Yeah, right!"

"No, I'm not kidding."

"Stuffed ones!"

"No, real. Alive."

"They were probably really far away though, and you just heard them howling."

"No, they came really close to us. I almost hit one on my sled! But they were howling..."

Christmas

I am home from auntie Jessie's! We had the AWESOME-EST time! When we first got there, we ate lunch, then headed out sledding. There are two coyotes that live close to the Jespersen's house. They like to come and play with us when we are sledding. I know, it sounds dangerous,playing with wild animals, but they are just like puppies. They come and prance around us, but won't get too close because they are scared of us. We were screaming when we were going down the sledding hill, and the coyote would howl back at us. It was awesome. Sadly, I didn't have my camera with me.
After sledding we went in the hot tub. Then we had supper, and had our gift exchange. At the end of the exchange I had a little polka dotted makeup bag and two little glass jars. Then me and Haven arranged a cookie/chocolate platter, and we all stuffed our selves.
Some time we also managed to fit in watching home videos from when mom was a baby, a Christmas play, and a whole lot of fiddle.
That was Christmas Eve.
Christmas Day, we woke up to find that Granny had taken one of each of our boots and filled it with little gifts. I got a 'Sadie book' (We all wrote stories about Sadie then granny made them into a book and all the authors got a copy) And a jar of natural deodorant that auntie Jess got me, a little flashlight and a little, tiny container that you clip onto your zipper. (I mean it when I say tiny. You could maybe, maybe fit two tictacs in it. )
Then we had a breakfast of potato's, eggs and breakfast casserole. After breakfast we, you guessed it, went sledding and hot tubbing, then more sledding. We didn't see much of the coyotes today, which was a bummer because I brought my camera both times...
Gramps read the Christmas story to us, and we ate turkey, and tweeties, and lots of good food - like nachos and grampsies chili on rice. mmmmmmm.
We also had a visit from Santa clause. Since when does Santa carry a hunting riffle with him?!
On boxing day, we went sledding, packed up our stuff, said good bye to the Fehlers, had a lunch of Shepperd's pie and a special bread that auntie steph made (Before she left). And came home.
Luckily, I didn't leave disappointed because the coyote came back and put on a show when we were sledding. And I had my camera :)

I'll just throw in some ballet...

So, yesterday I had my big christmas jam... Y'know, we all go around the circle, name a song, and play it...
Close to the end, someone suggested I Saw Three Ships. If you were at Fiddle Fantasia you would remember the Irish dancing during that song? None of the Irish dancers were there.
All of a sudden, I look up, and Mollen is standing in front of EVERYBODY (There were probable 40 or so fiddlers pluss all the parents) trying to do an Irish Jig!
At first it was ok... I kept playing... But as her dance became more intence, and more un-Irish, I found myself not playing anymore, and laughing so hard that I had tears steaming down my face... I do have a tendancy to start sobbing uncontrollably when I laugh. When the song was over, and everyone else joined me in not playing, my friend turns to me, 'Does your sister do irish dancing?'
'NO! That's what makes it so funny!'
Mollen walks back to my mom, "I love my moves... If they do a slow song, I'll just throw in some ballet..."
No. She doesn't do ballet either...

Does any one else smell... Smoke?

Charter had been working on his copy work all day. He was almost done. He had an hour to finish. I was making cookies, so his time was going by in 10 minute chunks.
While the last pan of cookies was in the oven, Charter looks up from his work and thinks, "There is no way I can finish my work in only 5 minutes."
So, thinking he is quite clever, he sneeks over and adds 5 minutes to the timer. There, now he has 10 minutes to finish. He can do that.
The minutes drag by, and he looks up and again, thinks, "How in the world can I finish in only 3 minutes." So he sneaks over and adds another 10 minutes.
Again. "How can I finish? I need more than 1 minute!" He sneaks over, but I hear him this time.
"Charter! What are you doing? Are you adding more time so that you can finish before the timer is up? You can't add time to the timer! There are COOKIES in there!"
His face turnes white. He gasps.
"How much time did you add?"
"There was one minute on the timer when I came over here."
I turn the timer from 11 minutes back down to 1.
"But they would have been done my now."
Oh, really? You mean like 20 minutes ago?
As I open up the oven door, smoke billows out. I slowly remove a cookie sheet. Fanning the smoke away reveals a thin black sheet of what 20 minutes ago would have been quite yummy cookies.
He looks like he might be sorry.
"How many times did you add time?!"
"Umm, a couple?"
Yeah. I thought so...

Mine boooooooooob...

While playing catch in the kitchen, Gage throws the ball as mom's chest. She exclaims, "OUCH! My boob!" He throws is again, "OUCH!! My other boob!"

Now my mom wants to get even. She throws the ball back at Gage, and since he is not the best at catching, it bounces of his belly. He stands for a second. Then his face breaks into a smile. "OOOOWWWWWEEEEE! MINE BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOB! OOOOOOCH!" Grabbing his chest.

At least it wasn't MINE boob...

Fiddle Fantasia

Yesterday was Fiddle Fantasia! All together I sold 24 tickets, but only 22 people came because of weather and traffic.

First we had our sound check. We were supposed to be there at quarter to 6 for sound check, but it didn't start till we got there at 6:30.

My Favourite song we played was probably Little Drummer Boy with Peace on Earth. I also really liked I Saw Three Ships. I'm trying to upload a video but its not working...

I have my recital tonight and Granny and Gramps are still here, so I'd better go!
Cairo

Happenings

All my girl cousins are at the airport picking up Granny and Gramps. All my girl cousins are gone, they are not here. All my girl cousins are going to see Granny and Gramps before me, even though this is MY HOUSE and MY SHOW that they are coming to... Just kidding, I don't care about that... But why am I not at the airport? Why am I here? Why am I not going to be the first person to see Granny and gramps?
Because I had violin this afternoon.
Because I have such an awesome teacher that I would HATE to EVER miss a lesson.
Because I needed the lesson because in the next two days I have one big concert and one recital to play at.
And because I was generous enough to let Robbie sit in my seat. Just kidding. I have no idea where Robbie is sitting...

MYYYYYYY

COUSINS ARE HERE! Yippeeeeeeee! Granny and Gramps are coming tonight too!
Everyone is here for my show! I'm so excited!
Cairo

I missed it-but I still heart tooshies :)

So, I missed the I heart faces tooshies photo challenge by an hour and 10 minutes.... CAN YOU BELIVE IT?!

But I am STILL going to post my picture that WOULD have won...

winking

Ok, who likes my new picture? A-DORABLE!! I was teaching him to wink, and he thought it was so funny!

Violin

Today I had my second last violin lesson before christmas break. I have the BEST violin teacher EVER! Actually, two of the best violin/fiddle teachers. One with bow valleys and one classical. I'm so lucky :)

Did I write on here that I got my full sized violin?? I DID!!!!

My bow valley concert (Fiddle Fantasia) is in eight days!!! I'm so excited!

Tommorow I have my last BVF rehearsal before all the christmas performances start...

Cairo