st. nicholas

yesterday evening (after reading about st. nicholas from the wynstones book around our advent wreath, and placing the plants on the nature table) the girls left out their shoes (two left out slippers, and one left out a boot) for st. nicholas to fill. he left clementines, walnuts, flower chocolates and a chocolate christmas tree. they look quite yummy and i've been craving chocolate all day! today, after spelling, italian and handwriting, we straightened up the living room, and put up the lights in the windows. we also made minestrone soup for dinner. it was nice to return from dance class to the apartment all lit up with christmas lights, and dinner on the stove.

korrina is often out and about; either at a friend's house, or working with the two children she watches, or at the theatre running the light board for HB's christmas shows. but, this evening she was home to have dinner with us. however . . greg was on a business trip in atlanta! it's not always easy for all five of us to be at the table for dinner together during the busy pre-christmas days.

it was hair curling time this evening. morgana did chanda's hair, and i did morgana's. i had a dream, last night, that when the curlers came out, the hair hung limp and wet. ugh. i hope my dream doesn't come true!! tomorrow night is tech, and it's a test run for the hair curling.