Jana the Elf

Jana the Elf
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The baking exchange went off without a hitch, and I took home a lovely 7 dozen treats. I also kept a dozen of my cookies for us, so we have 8 different kinds of Christmas baking. There are about 3 we really enjoy, and the others I just might have to pawn off on unsuspecting guests. Who knows, they may love it - different tastes for different folks!

Tonight we're having a girls' movie night, and are watching either An Affair to Remember or Home Alone, depending on our mood at the time. I'm looking forward to it!

Jer's work Christmas party was last night, and it was a bit... odd, but not bad per se. We didn't eat dinner, since they were providing one. We showed up at 6pm. There was nothing planned from then until 7pm, and from 7-8 was 'casino nite', if a casino only lets you play blackjack. And that by increments of one 'fake thousand' at a time. It was 8pm before dinner was ready. At 9pm we took off, just before the hypnotist. We picked up Cade from the sitter and had a great rest of the night at home. Yay for home!

Oh, and it's -35 degrees outside right now. Yowch. I think I'll be staying indoors this weekend!

Heather's belly

Love this shot.
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I did a pregnant photo shoot for my friend Heather yesterday, she's expecting in a few months and wanted some photos to remember her fatness by. This is my second maternity photo shoot, and I was happy to get a few good shots for her. This one is definitely my favorite.

Oops!

Oops!
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We left the water on this winter, and the plastic timer that was holding the water back broke. It sprayed all over the lawn and my car for awhile before we caught it - hello icicles!

Cade got a picture with Santa this year, but he's not smiling particularly - he spent most of his time with Santa staring at him and grabbing his beard. But I'm happy with how the picture turned out, regardless.

This past Thursday was a night at Original Joe's and a screening of the new twilight movie for Jos' birthday. We had a fabulous dinner (guacamole is great on a burger) and spent the last part of the evening laughing at the movie: it was a great girls' night, and Cade got to stay home with his dad, so it worked out well for everyone!

This week will be a girls' brunch with the kids, a Stella & Dot Jewelry Party, a baking exchange, and a movie night - probably Home Alone. Bring on the fun!