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Here is a photo of the tree in our front yard, as promised….

I can’t believe I did not tell about the little visit last Tuesday and Wednesday by Emily, Noah, and Lucy.  I guess because I didn’t take any photos is why I didn’t remember.  Lucy LOVED the Peanuts characters nativity that we keep on the cedar chest in our bedroom.  She carted the Snoopy-sheep all around the house.  She also loved the big container of beanie babies.  Two days after they left I was still finding stuffed critters around the house.  Noah is getting so grown up.  He loved helping me with my chocolate advent calendar that I bought from the German club students at Rock Bridge and he and I explored the on-line advent calendar we both got from Joe and Vickie Southerland this year.  I still had teaching obligations both days so I did not get to spend as much time as I would have liked with everyone.  But, we will see them again on the 22^nd and again on Christmas day. 

Finally, some movie and book reports.  My most recent book-on-CD was Red Badge of Courage.  I am not sure why the long, flowery descriptive phrases caused so many eye-rolls as I listened and The Scarlet Letter , which had similar language, did not.  I just found the whole book tedious and the main character was bothersome.  Good thing it was short.  I FINALLY watched my Netflix (after three weeks wait).  It was the original Last Holiday made in 1950 with Alec Guinness in the lead role.  I love the re-make with Queen Latifah so I thought I would enjoy the earlier one.  Well, it was quite similar but I think Queen Latifah acted the roll waaaay better than Alec Guinness.  Who would guess THAT???  And, (spoiler alert) his character, on his way from learning that he really is NOT going to die, ends up dying anyway in a car accident!!!!  How is that for a depressing ending?  I would not recommend the movie. 

Until the next post…….