After getting two quotes from different christmas light installer-men I chose the one that was much cheaper. He was originally scheduled to come put them up the day after Thanksgiving. The only caveat to this plan was that I didn't make it to Hobby Lobby to buy the rest of the lights we would need, so I pushed that date back a bit to the following Monday. On Monday I waited and waited...well past the 9:30 am promised time. Around 11:30 or 12 he finally showed up. I put all of the lights and exstention cords out on the front porch and was so excited that our house was going to really be all aglow in only a few short hours. About 10 minutes went by and the doorbell rang. Seems that his partner called in sick and this guy was the one with the really big ladder. Day One of Christmas Light Installation: Fail.
The next day both guys showed up (eventually) and I once again put all of that stuff out on the front porch. Got real excited again (I mean, really, what could go wrong?). Twenty minutes later, ding dong. I answer the door and the guy says, "I've got some bad news." I think, "Oh my, this is not going well." He then proceeds to tell me that their "really big" ladder isn't quite big enough. Looks like they are going to need a 35 foot ladder to reach the tallest peak and theirs is only 31 foot. Super. They apologized for telling me that they could do the job in the first place and drove off. Day Two of Christmas Light Installation: Fail.
Guess they should probably amend the flyer that they put in people's doors. It read "No job too small or too big." Maybe not...unless you need the 35 foot ladder. Arghhh!!
So, this past weekend my elves went to work. They worked all day and got these pretty lights all set up in our yard.
It was pretty chilly, so Elf Jack ran inside to get his new Frog Hat and gloves. I am proud to say we now have at least some christmas lights at our house! Thanks, guys!
Here are all of the 3 year olds at his school. He's right in the center of the stage--the tall blonde looking very serious. He was looking all around and we were standing up and waving, trying to show him where we were seated. I kept thinking, "how does he not see us? He is looking right at me." Turns out he did see us...he just didn't acknowledge us. It seems the the director told that they should watch her (she stood up in front and led them in the hand motions) so my son, Mr. Rule Follower Extraordinaire would not even crack a smile at his sweet mom, let alone wave back!
When the program started Lila was mesmerized by the singing.
The three year olds sang three songs and then came back to sing with the older kids at the end of the show.
Lila was SO GOOD! She was completely entertained with her sprinkle shaker and Gigi's necklace and never uttered a peep. So glad we didn't have to go to the dreaded "Cry room!"
After the performance the kids were all treated to some sugar cookies back in their classroom.
While Jackson chowed down, Lila entertained two older sisters.
Then we went over to Maddie's room to see what they were up to. They started off with a book exchange. Each child got to open up a new book. Of course, Madison didn't like hers!
Her teacher really outdid herself. She helped the kids make so many precious keepsakes and she even dressed up as an elf for their party! Now that's dedication.
