Tuesday, November 28, 2006

I'm getting all behind again. Don't know if I'll be able to keep this up, although I hope to. I'm still going to try!

On Saturday we went to see a musical production called "Cinderella" which Astrid was enthralled by. The next time we see a play, she told me, she wants to be on the stage though, rather than in the audience. This does not surprise me. Perhaps we'll look into getting her involved in some sort of theatre group at some point.

We've also been spending a lot of time making our Christmas presents. This has been very enjoyable for all of us.

On to Today:
-Drove Jason to work. Did the grocery shopping. Drove to every fabric store in Kingston looking for cotton jersey that could pass as some sort of skin colour (tan, peach, brown, anything). That mission proved unsuccessful. I'd like to make some dolls as part of our home made gift extravaganza, but not particularly ones with blue or grey skin.
-The girls helped make pasta and beans for lunch.
-This afternoon we got out our Christmas decorations, which Astrid has been asking repeatedly to do for the last week or more. The girls set up the nativity set and chose where to place other decorations. We sorted all of our Christmas tree ornaments into different boxes depending on who they belong to.
-Swimming lessons. The girls wore their goggles tonight, but Astrid still would not put her whole face in the water. Muirgen did!! Astrid is making progress in this department though. Last week she stood right under the shower after swimming and let some of the water get in her face. This is a big step for her. It seems the girls have inherited Jason's extreme discomfort with water, particularly in their eyes.
-Astrid talked to her Oma on the phone, filling her in on all we've been up to lately.