Our Charlie Brown Christmas

Since Brian has been sick and neither him or I wanted to go through the storage building to pull out the Christmas decorations, we let Mana pick out a small tabletop tree for this year. She was fine with it all. She had seen a Charlie Brown Christmas Tree in Walgreen's a few days earlier. She thought it was the best! That is the one she chose! Every year we get a new hallmark ornament for the tree. This year was no exception. She picked out Bumble from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

Gingerbread Village and Cookies

On Christmas Eve, we made a

gingerbread village and cookies.

Around Town

A couple of weeks ago, I finally got to get out and take some pictures with my friend Benita. We went around the city and took pictures. I had fun just hanging out with my friend all day. It was a great way to step back from all that has happened and have a break.

Give the Angels their Wings Video

Mana is in this promotion video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1Tiy9icbOs&feature=player_embedded

TBCPE

Mana is currently in the play The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!! This is her first production to be in with the Children's Theatre. They have had four shows so far out of 33!! They have done a great job each show. These are a bunch of talented kids! Mana has made a lot of friends and has enjoyed every minute of every rehearsal and performance so far!! I have enjoyed meeting and hanging out with the other moms in the green room.

Mana in the dressing room!! In the Green Room!During Dress Rehearsal

Thanksgiving 2010

I started off this morning with a headache. I have had a headache every day for two weeks now. It is a combination of me trying to get off Dr. Peppers and sinus problems. I am down to drinking one Dr. Pepper a day from around 6 a day. The Tylenol finally kicked in once I got to my in-laws. It turned out to be a great day. We had a marvelous lunch that my mother-in-law and sister-in-law cooked. It was the best fried turkey and sweet potatoes ever!! We played basketball and football. Mana and RK played in the wet leaves. I did not take any pictures. Mana took a few and then asked GranMary to take some of them in the leaves. I really need to start taking pictures again!! I miss it.

I am thankful for my friends and family that God has blessed me with. I have the greatest family on both sides. I missed my family today! I am thankful that my hubby is alive and doing well for being on dialysis. His labs came back good. We are hopeful that his kidneys will kick in within the next couple of weeks.

Playing in the Leaves!!

Seussical Jr.

Mana was in two play rehearsals at the same time this year. It was really hard, especially through the hospital stays, to keep up with all the times to be there. Seussical rehearsals were mainly on Saturdays until they got to tech week. That was an extremely hard week. Mana was in rehearsals from 12:30 to 9 pm almost every day. Plus add dialysis treatments for the hubby in that schedule. We made it through it!! On opening night, she had her dad, her friend Taylor, Anggie, and I there to see her! It was a wonderful performance. Seussical Jr. is a well mixed musical of acting and singing!! I loved it. You could really tell these kids are talented! They also had their cast party that night. On Closing day, her dad and I went again along with her Grandparents. Brian and I sat in the front row. I will never do that again. It was really awkward sitting that close to the actors on stage. It was like they were staring right at you. It was still a great show even from the front row. Brian and I got Mana a performance gift. We picked her out a necklace with a charm that said Drama. She loved it. One show down, one to go!! I can not wait until the next one!!

Opening NightMana with the Cast BoardClosing Day
Her performance gift