Twas the Night Before Christmas....

...And through the Singer house,
All the kiddos were squirmy, probably even the mouse (in the shed...another story)



The stockings were hung on the railing with care








Until Whitney ripped them down, with her attitude flair.








And all the kids in their new pajamas so sweet
Were getting ready for bed, for Christmas eve sleep.

When right up the stairs there was Andrew a coughin'
I sprang over to him as he started barfin'.

Away to the toilet I flew like a flash
Lifted up the lid, and shoved his face in fast.



When what else to my wondering eyes did appear
But Whit in an overtired tantrum severe.


So I threw her in bed, so lively and quick
Then returned to the boy who was suddenly sick

More rapid than eagles, the insanities came
So I shouted out orders to all just the same.

"Come Mary!" "Come Andrew!" "Come Matt!" "Come all!"
"Change those jammies, clean up!" was my loud beckoning call.

The cleaning began and the clothes, they were changed,
But unfortunately puke ended up down the drain.

It was time to wash hands and we realized "oh no!"
The drain is now clogged. . .this night's got to go.

I was frustrated, tired, and not a happy elf,
But I laughed when I saw this all, in spite of myself.



Matt spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And fixed that darn drain, no he didn't shirk.

Finally laying down, those kids decided to sleep,
So Santa could make his visit in peace.

And Matt and I crashed on the sofa just right
Thinking "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a Good Night."

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow

Friday it started snowing around 1 pm and it snowed until bedtime and then most of the morning today. We got just over a foot. The kids have had way too much fun sledding on our big hill. Whitney even went down solo a few times!!

Whit was a bit unsure but changed her mind pretty quickly.

Trekking up the hill

Matt said he was staying outside a bit longer to finish shoveling. I found him doing this 5 minutes later. He insists he was just getting the sledding track 'just right'. I swear he went down 5 or 6 times. Too funny.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

We went to a great "Santa's Workshop" at Wickham Park on Thursday. The kids got to talk with the head elf who put their names on the 'good' list. Then they got to visit with Santa, though Whitney was terrified. There were some elves 'making toys' and some others handing out hot chocolate and cookies. The kids thought it was great.

"I would like some Polly Pockets and a Live Cub. You can surprise me with the rest"

"I would like some new tools and a working hat."

This is as close as Whitney would get to him....and she only did it for the apple.

On Santa's sleigh

"I guess meeting that scary guy was worth it...I got my apple"

Tradition, Tradition!

Thanks to my sister, Megan, we have begun a new Christmastime tradition at the Singer home...making Gingerbread Christmas Countdown chains. The kids were so excited helping make the cookies, and continue to be excited each morning when they get to eat one. We made too many cookies so we ended up giving away several chains to friends. I'm sure next year we'll make even more so that we can give more away. They are awfully cute (and yummy).

The kids were hard at work.

Aunt Megan with a finished product.

The chains just get shorter and shorter....man Christmas is coming quickly!

She's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Annie decided to show us all her Christmas spirit while we set up the tree. Who knew she could be such a ham at 8 weeks old. Better yet, who knew someone could be so content having this done to them.

A Blogging We Will Go

I guess we're going to try this out. Given that we've now lived in 3 states and I have become horrible at keeping in touch with people like I should. Now when I don't keep in touch, friends who are still dying to know of the Singer happenings can find out. I'm sure there is at least one person out there saying "YES!"