December 13, 2010

• It has been so cold in north Florida this past week! One day, it barely got to 40 and the sky was so dark, it really looked like it should snow. And there was snow about 2 hours north of us!! We actually had a "special weather statement" issued for possible flurries, but it was soon taken away again!

    

  Thursday, December 9, was the GEMS Christmas Banquet. This year we ate at Uforia, a Chinese buffet in Tallahassee.

  

  Sushi....Mmmm!! Now that green stuff on my plate....I didn't know what it was, but it reminded me of a dry looking guacamole, so I decided to try some. Oh, clueless one!!  Let's just say, my mouth was on FIRE!!! And now I know what that green stuff is!  

  

  Since we were already in Tallahassee and we wanted to go to Thomasville the next night for the Annual Victorian Christmas, the kids and I spent the night with my sis in GA. Her husband was gone for the week so this seemed like a good opportunity to hang out again. 

   I didn't venture out in the cold morning, but Danny helped her feed the calves in the morning after the kids went to school [they had a half day] 

  I DID go out for the afternoon feeding. Just wanted to see how its done!

  

   Calves are stubborn critters....I guess just like humans!  This one kept jumping out of his hutch, so he had to be tied fast so he wouldn't wander away.

  

  My niece Heidi was trying to get this calf to drink...

  

  Chris baked some bread while we were there...it made the whole house smell yummy!! And it tasted SO good!! 

  

  So then in the evening we all went to the Victorian Christmas.

  

  

  TH cooking the chicken...

  

  Tamara wanted a roasted corn on the cob instead of a pita....although she ended up sharing some of mine! 

  

  The balls of light in all the trees lining the street were so pretty!!

  

  An organ grinder on one street corner.

  

  They had these fire pits scattered along the streets for people to warm up. It was one of those cold nights!! They also had some tall heaters that deflected the heat downward that you could stand under. Very nice!!

  

  Meigs Menn. Church had a baked sale...till we left, the tables were nearly empty! A couple people stopped us to find out where the bake sale was...I guess they thought we should know! 

  

  I remember this guy from other years. I think I have a picture of him from last year, too. He is a jolly man and his music is beautiful! He had just ended a song when we stopped to listen, so he asked Danny if he had a request then played Silent Night for us! 

  

  Enjoyed hearing this Scottish group....

  

  These two guys were playing instruments by squeezing the bellows under their arms, instead of blowing.

  

   

  

  Meigs Youth had a Bloomin' Onion stand. 

  

  Mr. Hunsberger was cutting the onions and then he would pass them on to be dipped in batter....

  

  Then Mr. Sauder would fry them. 

  

  Train rides~

  

  Ballet~

  

  Live mannequins~

  

  Lively manneqins~  

  

  Beautiful storefronts~

  

  And that is a small taste of Thomasville's Victorian Christmas!! 

   

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  Saturday the kids did a good job of helping me get cleaning done. As a reward I took them to see the new Narnia movie "Voyage of the Dawn Treader" at the newly remodeled theater in Marianna. It is sooo nice compared to what it used to be. I think we could safely say it no longer needs to be called the "Roach Theater"!! No more sticky floors and creaky chairs....these new seats are comfy with nice arms and drink holders, not that we needed them! 

   Who buys popcorn at the theater??  I would go broke....it would have cost almost $5 a person more for popcorn!! Wish we could just bring our own!! Oh well!

  

  Dan didn't go with us to see the movie. He had school work to finish up [LOTS of reading] and a sermon to prepare for Sunday. He spent most of his day studying on the front porch. Saturday was the warmest day we've had in a long time which made it nice to be outdoors. 

  

   I am so happy that Dan only has this week of school left and then gets a month break! We all need that!! Just hope we can get some projects crossed off the To-Do list in that month!!  But some time of relaxing will also be a must!
   We don't have any plans for Christmas this year. Just staying home and enjoying our family!! Sounds good to me!  Not that I wouldn't LOVE to be taking a trip north! But that will happen someday~ 

   Have a blessed week!!

   

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