When I don't ride my bike to work the whole family walks to school together. It is about three blocks to school then another two blocks to my train stop. My train arrives at a convenient time just after school drop off. I miss riding my bike when the weather stops me but I sure enjoy the side effect.
This morning Charlotte was unusually quiet on the way to school. Then when we got there she announced, "It's 268 steps to school!"
When we bought the house we were told there was something wrong with the fireplace chimney so we had never used the fireplace. Having it checked had never made it to the top of the list. Shortly before Christmas we had a chimney person over to check out the boiler chimney and we had him take a look. He gave the fireplace a clean bill of health. I bought some firewood and we enjoyed lovely fires on and around Christmas.
It's becoming a tradition that we have dinner on Christmas Eve with our neighbors the Latta-Giulianas. We had a wonderful evening with Dana and Rachel and the boys.
On Christmas morning we awoke to a perfect little coating of snow. I thought it was funny that the local TV weather people pointed out that it isn't an "official" white Christmas unless we receive at least an inch. It was white enough for us!
Charlotte discovered that Santa had brought her a new larger bike with polka dots. He brought Audrey a pogo stick. They also each received a gift or two from Mom and Dad. Unfortunately with the snow neither girl has been able to enjoy her new conveyance. We're supposed to have a thaw this week that should remedy that.
The "main" skating lesson season just started again in November. In March Audrey will star in her second big ice show. She's already excited.
