Maria at Christmas

Maria had a good Christmas, even though everyone has been sick.  She has probably been the healthiest and today she is at a 2-day chess camp.  She wanted a Furby Boom and she got one, from Mike's mom, she wanted a Barbie Dream House and she got one, and she wanted some new Barbies and she got them.  So, pretty good, right?  Just want things and get them?  She is going to be seven years old in two weeks, we are on a countdown.  She wants to invite like 12 people over to play for her birthday.  She was furious that last year her birthday was on a Saturday and this year it's on a Sunday.  I mean, really!  I told her that's how it works - you were born on a Friday, I said, and then it just moves one day ahead per year.  I didn't even get into leap years, who needs that headache, ha!

One Christmas miracle we have been having is that she is sleeping late.  On Sunday they all slept until 9:00, which has never happened and which made Mike miss church, because he never sets an alarm on Sundays.  They always went up at 7:30 but Mike said he had been taking them up at 8:00 and then they were sleeping so late, so we are going to stick with it.  I really don't like to spend all that extra time with them, but I will make the sacrifice.  I am kidding about that last part, it's not actually that much longer, plus Maria and I have started reading Little House in the Big Woods, so that's been fun.

Here's a cute picture of Maria and Veronica when they were angels in the choir at Christmas Eve Mass.  Maria was really good and it's helpful that she can read, like for lyrics.  Veronica was mostly just humming, ha!

Haircut

I cut Maria's hair on Sunday, she all of a sudden wanted it cut.  She had a fever all day on Sunday and had to lie around, which drives her bananas, so I guess she needed to feel like she was doing something?  Anyway, I ended up cutting it a little shorter than I meant to but I think it came out good, she looks adorable.

I went in to her class today to help with their Christmas party.  I made a Grinch Punch, which was good.  Personally, I think as someone in possession of a theater degree with a focus on Creative Dramatics for Children, I think my gifts could be put to better use by reading a story or something, but WHATEVER, I just do what I am told.  It was fun, Maria's teacher is great and the other parents were nice and the kids in her class are sweet.  I know some of them from the library, so it was fun.

I am trying to busy us up a LOT for the next two weeks.  Friday morning Maria and Veronica have their little Christmas program at school and then they have an early dismissal and then they are off from school until January 5!  Ugh, doesn't that sound far away?

Anyway, here is a cute picture.  She had an Out of Uniform Pass today that she got for some good behavior or other, so she wore her Christmas outfit to the party.