tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524213563424039669.post3968066137105148583..comments2023-05-11T08:31:37.939-07:00Comments on A Houseful of Boys!: Summing It All UpMichelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09238509599192268279noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524213563424039669.post-43037522973459739852011-01-04T16:34:17.847-08:002011-01-04T16:34:17.847-08:00Oh my, Michele, you are also a poet! Is there any ...Oh my, Michele, you are also a poet! Is there any writing style you don't do? How did your November novel-contest go? I don't quite understand the premise there & always forget to ask you...here's a question from/for Leif, whose car needs a door handle, the driver's side in fact! I mentioned you have used a Santa Ana mechanic who is cheap & good, if not always dependable!? (:in the shadowlandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07343449295509373815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524213563424039669.post-70291922228001205382010-12-26T15:11:53.134-08:002010-12-26T15:11:53.134-08:00Corny but cute! It sounds as if you had a wonderfu...Corny but cute! It sounds as if you had a wonderful Christmas. I hosted Christmas Eve dinner for Mike's side of the family with cranberry chicken, wild rice, asparagus, salads, and gingerbread cake for dessert. We went to my parents' house on Christmas Day for a ham dinner. Thanks to Christmas gifts, we're all set for another summer at Ravinia. We got a classical grass pass which admits us to the lawn for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra concerts, and Mike gave me a fancy wheeled picnic set that has a cooler, plates, glasses, utensils, and even a wine cork. I gave him some early Doctor Who DVDs, so he has been glued to his laptop watching them all. Liz is happy with her new flat iron, blender, and Blu Ray player. I think Kate's Christmas celebration trumps all of ours...taking a Tolkien tour, visiting Shakespeare's birthplace, and attending a candlelight choral service in the church where Shakespeare is buried. You can check it out on her blog :)<br /><br />Tomorrow we're heading up to the North Woods of Wisconsin for winter family camp at Fort Wilderness Christian Camp. They have lots of snow (so do we!), and they'll be offering cross-country skiing, ice skating, horseback riding, sleigh rides, and an evening speaker. At least the temperatures are supposed to stay above zero!Cherylnoreply@blogger.com