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Cold Snap!

Time to break out the bread bowls of stew, the lib balm, the fuzzy slippers and cozy fleece robes, and the throw blankets for the sofas! This morning, the weather turned colder - much more in keeping with the season, for sure. The snap in the air, the take-your-breath wind, and the gray skies tell me Ol' Man Winter is on his way. The poor toddler braved the dropping temps with Mommy this morning, and she was having difficulty covering her face and holding onto her blowing hair! Yup, it was sure "win-ny!"

Yesterday, my daughters and I went to see High School Musical 3 with some close friends, and we were all alone in the theatre! I LOVE HOMESCHOOLING! Heehee! It was a good movie, another wholesome family film, and we happened to take in the "sing-along" version, which displays the lyrics for every song on the bottom of the screen. My only complaint in this film was that Gabriella's dresses sure got dangerously short since the last two! But, overall, a catchy, fun, innocent-enough movie. Seems like maybe the ending was their way of telling us goodbye from all the seniors, who happen to be all the main characters. We'll see what that was all about when the next one comes out, I suppose!

Anyway, I hope everyone is having a lovely Autumn. I am looking forward to baking some apple pies and drinking some lactose-free egg nog! Have a Blessed weekend!

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  1. BettyNovember 17, 2008 at 9:34 AM

    Love the new background! Sounds like you gals had a fun family outing! Those are the moments that wil be memorable...takng time out to just BE with your girls before they grow into WOMEN!!

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