Weekend

This weekend was the union Christmas Party. It was a lot of fun and I think the kids thoroughly enjoyed themselves. There were two moonwalks, an area in which they could decorate gingerbread cookies, a long row of conference tables set up along one wall with crayons and paper for the kids to color, and of course the visit from Santa. Santa brought Emily the latest Harry Potter book, Katherine a Littlest Pet Shop set, and Julia a wooden puzzle (yes, we "sneak" the gifts in all labeled and ready to go so Santa can deliver them). We sang Christmas carols with the kids all sitting up front on the stage, and they were even treated to a reading of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" by one of the party planning committee members. Santa was a little late in his arrival and the guy on the microphone said, "Maybe Santa's stuck in the elevator...can someone go check that out?" It was one of those corny jokes that turned out to be extremely funny, given we were in a room full of Elevator Mechanics.

On Saturday night, Julia and I went up to my sister Heather's house for the night and the next day we left to head up north to Suzanne's to watch the Pat's kick butt. Beforehand though, we went to the mall, and took Julia to the "Rainforest Cafe" for lunch which she loved. It has to be one of the most fun restaurants to take kids with all of the moving animals, the lighting and the thunderstorms to boot.

Yesterday Verizon came out to install the tv and internet (which reminds me I still need to do the Comcast post). So far, I am quite impressed.

Anyway, that again, explains my weekend absence. Darn weekends have a nerve being busy.