2nd Hanukkah 2005

2^nd night

Sam has been rather difficult this evening, so she did not open many presents. For those of you who gave us numbered presents, I am sorry we got out of sequence. If you were here, you would know it became very important to get her in bed soon. I’m sure you understand!

She did open our gift, a Winnie the Pooh watch that can’t tell time anymore, but she is still thrilled. Carolyn and Mark gave her a sticker activity book with many animals on it. The book tells Sam to match the animals with their babies, or match shapes. It is pretty cool.

Sam is upstairs with Daddy having a bubble bath. Daddy said he had to put on his special bubble bath outfit, which means things that can get splashed. Sam is very enthusiastic about bubbles and water.

We are having a heat wave here, about 45 degrees and raining. Almost all the snow is gone and all the ice. Yippee! I finished chopping up the ice. Sam misses the snow angels and is dearly looking forward to making a snowman. Our neighbors, John and Mark, are wonderful to Samantha and invited her over to give her a present. She was thrilled with their Christmas tree, and John showed her all three of their trees, every one of them beautiful. Mom got tipsy on Mark’s margarita, but luckily I just had to cross the street to get home. Sam just had orange juice. Sam opened her gifts and starting reading “The Snowman” right away. It is one of those books that just has pictures, and she is fascinated by a moving, action type snowman. She also got a kit of sewing cards and rubber pieces that fit together that she had opened and strewn across the living room floor first thing the next morning. They knew just what would fascinate her. Must be all those nieces and nephews they have, good training for them.

I hope you are all well and enjoying the week before New Year’s Eve.