Oh Holy Night...

Last night Abby Jean and I took the kids to a Christmas extrodinaire at a church nearby. They were doing a "Back to Bethlehem" night and we thought it would be fun to go see what they had...OK, we went because there were free camel rides. We went kind of late (because we have kids and are we ever really on time?) so we skipped the camel line initially to check out all of their neat little booths inside where the entire congregation of this church were dressed in bathrobes and drapes. I hate to say it, but they found the animals more interesting than the real baby playing baby Jesus, tucked in a corner between candle making and real sheep (I think it was a girl baby anyway). We stood in line (because it was much shorter) to ride the donkey while I tried to explain to a slightly confused Haley that it was not the real baby Jesus and this was not the actual donkey that Mary rode...which Haley disputed, "no, it's not hard or uncomfortable, its fun!"...she's never been nine months pregnant before.

Anyway, Clark missed it because he has school two nights a week. Haley left him these notes on the counter to tell him all about it. I'm still kind of amazed that my child can read and write (creatively...she's only in Kindergarten, give her a break.)

[we did not ride the camel]

[instead we rided the donkey]

By the time the donkey ride was over they had cut-off the end of the line for the camel. So we stood and watched our dreams walk around small circles with other children on its back.

Thanks for nothin Mr. Camel...the kids may never get another chance to know what it felt like to be a wise man riding a camel through the desert.

The Domestic Diva Lives!

A couple of years ago CBS produced a show called "Domestic Diva". My sister and brother in law both tried out and both got call-backs because they are, Domestic Divas. I never saw my brother in law's audition tape but we all saw my sister's and loved it so much I like to watch it over and over and over again. Just watch and enjoy the humor of my sister and the talent of her husband who masterfully peiced this video together.
I don't know how to make a link yet so you have to go to
youtube.com and then search "domestic diva carrie". It's hilarious. Trust me.
Carrie Ann, you will always be a Domestic Diva in my eyes.
(PS All of us in the Oscarson family have Carrie Ann to thank for our blogging involvement...she was the one who started it all...but now she is much too busy, and we mourn her absence from the blogging world...come back...)