I think Nov. has just flown by in an instant! Not sure what happened to the month, but here we are! HAPPY DEC 1st! By my family rules, we are now allowed to listen to Christmas music. :) Yippee! :) Christmas tree cannot go up until after Dec. 11th. That's my sister's birthday and I've always honored this great family tradition and respect for my sisters birthday!
Turkey Day was fantastic! We had the whole Starks crew over for dinner. We bought a Wii and the kids (and adults) were entertained ALL day! I helped Matthew with the stuffing and turkey since he still has a bum wrist! Poor guy! As usual, there was enough food to feed an army and enough pies to feed one small country! :)
On Friday, J, her girls and I went to see MUMMIES! We went to the San Jose Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum! It was fabulous even though the girls weren't really "into" it. But, Emily went for extra credit. I learned things about the Egyptians I didn't know before! I bought a figure of the goddess Taweret, a blue hippo carved w/ papyrus flowers and birds. Taweret was the Egyptian goddess of fertility and childbirth, and the protector of both mother and baby. I thought it was very fitting for this moment in time and something I did not know about.
Saturday and Sunday was spent lounging around nursing my cold. We changed out the lights on the aquarium, watched movies and played the Wii and the PS3. We also got a nice walk in at the beach on Sunday. It was warm enough we didn't need jackets and I was actually too warm in my sweater! I can't believe that we can have beautiful days like that in the middle of winter. I love living on the coast!
The weekends to come will be packed w/ lots of things to do! We have the company party, shopping, christmas tree, and get-togethers at friends. Happy Holidays!
