Random stuff for a rainy day…

It is raining in Southern California today! Not just a little, either. We had an all-out, rainy, chilly, perfect for hot cocoa, kind of day. It was nice. Tomorrow is supposed to be more of the same so the girls and I will be baking!! This weather really does help with the Christmas spirit, it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here.

The girls, preparing for the great rainstorms!

Addie getting ready for the rains

Em and her boots

Before all of the rains yesterday I took a few pictures of the preparations for the big parade. This is our front yard…

bleachers for the rose bowl parade

Bleachers as far as the eye can see..

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It is going to be so much fun. I can’t believe the parade marches literally through our front yard! And we got tickets for the Big Game, too. (Go Blue!)

And two final pics today – just because everyone keeps asking me. Yes, the leaves (some of them) do change color, and some of them fall off the trees, too. But, remember when I took this picture it was the middle of December and nearly 70 degrees. Even if you miss a little Christmas snow, you can’t beat SoCal weather!

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Elmo Winner!!

Well, we didn’t get very many funny Christmas stories…either nobody wanted to share, or we have a very serious bunch here. I couldn’t decide between the ones we did get, they were all very cute and mostly revolving around kids or pregnant ladies, (which are both pretty funny, I guess) so we did a little name in the hat drawing this morning.

And the winner is….

Michelle B. – who happens to be one of my good friends. Congrats, Michelle – I’m sure you, uh, I mean – little Emma, will love the Elmo. Michelle is actually an amazing cellist and is doing a huge concert this weekend – so wish her luck and go buy her CD!

Thanks to all who indulged me and played along.