We are finally getting into the Christmas frenzy spirit around here. We got our tree up the day after Thanksgiving but it continued to be 80 degrees. That's warm even for Tucson this time of year. Things finally cooled off this weekend with a great, cold, rainy Saturday and a beautiful, clear, cool Sunday.
I'm still in school for another week but it kind of seems like the whole month of December is just fun- we had our Christmas play at school last Friday. The whole lower school (K-3) is up on stage but only the third graders get speaking parts. Probably because we are so mature......Anyway, I was a crayon. A green crayon. I didn't exactly want to be a green crayon but it was better than being a teddy bear because teddy bears had to dance with and hug a boy. Blech. I did awesomely well- spoke my lines clearly and loudly and ended up having a good time. My two best friends were crayons too- Claire was pink and Lily was yellow so that helped some too.
Then last week, our class Christmas party was on Wednesday afternoon. That was totally fun with charades and popcorn and glitter. I had glitter everywhere and now, mom's car has glitter everywhere.
She pulled me away from my party a little early because I had a doctor's appointment. This was actually supposed to be my 8 year old check up, just a little late. Sadly, I'm no longer in the 99th percentile for height. I'm only in the 82nd. Mom was a little disappointed in that but what can you do?
This past Friday, we headed up to the fancy mall for dinner, snow fall and the Apple store to buy dad's birthday present, the iPhone 6. We learned our lesson from last year and didn't look up into the snow. It was all and all a great time.
Saturday was the cold and rainy day so we spent most of it inside. Mom and I did venture out in the afternoon for a Christmas party from mom's work. At first, I really did not want to go because it sounded boring, insert eye roll here. But, turns out there were other kids my age and a cat named Steve who was pretty tolerant of being chased and petted. We also got to decorate gingerbread cookies, which involved sugar. So you know that was good thing. I ended up having a good time.
Sunday was a beautiful day. Mom's friend Edy (who is a hard core, great mountain biker) has started a business teaching riding skills. Mom signed my up for her very first class which was Sunday morning. At first, I really did not want to because it sounded boring, insert eye roll here. (Mom thinks we are going through a new phase here.) I even started with the crying over this one. Surprise, surprise, I ended up having a great time. We rode through mud puddles, over rocks, down some pretty steep hills. My friend Madeline took the class with me and by the end, we were proclaimed "Official Shredders". I even have the muddy back to prove it. It was totally awesome!
Hope everyone has a wonderful week before Christmas!
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