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12/28/10

Dance

Niece Camille


Niece Victoria at her dance competition










Waxing moon

12/27/10

Snow fort the day after the blizzard.


Margaret's apples

Margaret loves to work in the kitchen....she is cutting pork for enchiladas.


she helps with the olives too!


Pork and veggie enchiladas with lime scented rice.

Frost on the back window

12/26/10

BLIZZARD

The end result of 20 inches of snow....there is actually another garbage can buried on the other side of the garage.

There was so much snow that the snow plow threw snow all the way to the sidewalk.

looking out in wonder!


I submitted this photo to our local news station








Of course one must built a fort



and suck on icicles













The snow was deeper than Ted is tall...he looked like a bunny leaping among the drifts.




12/25/10

Humane Society Benefit

Russ and the girls joined other local musicians performed at a benefit for the Humane Society. Margaret and Russ composed their own pieces, Marge on piano, Russ on guitar, and Mary Emeline played a piano piece she switched up a bit...she was accompanied by her dad on guitar. It was pretty amazing to watch their magic....they were the only people who had their own compositions and no music sheets....also the only children to play an instrument. I was too nervous to take photos, so the three below I took while they were practicing. This is the first time Russ has performed with his children...looking forward to more!




School, salad, and Sparky

The girls LOVE this salad...chicken salad with grapes and pineapple served over romaine with baked tortilla strips and strawberry garnish crowned with aged balsamic vinegar....

Mary Emma does not participate in band at the school any more, but she still plays the clarinet and sax on her own at home.

Sparky


Margaret loves to do math the minute she gets up in the morning but Barley wants to have
some love first! He is lying on her math book.



She has her pen in her hand ready to start!



Come ON Barley....Move!


12/24/10

Playing piano for friends

Billie goes to our church, and is also active in the library. Her Mother, Margaret, lives close to us. The girls went over to play some Christmas carols for them.


Margaret used to play piano also, and played a song for us!

Sequim Washington

Game farm in Sequim.