Other things Norah goes to bed with

Norah has been slowly expanding her bedtime entourage. It started with only her fishy blanket dating back to her earliest days in the swing. The next addition was Fluffy the dog-rabbit from Kimball's ex-girlfriend. Then Lindsey forced Brennan bear into the crib to try and displace Fluffy after the breakup (but mainly because of a deep-seated hate for Fluffy, like unto her hate for time travel). Well, Norah wouldn't have it. Brennan bear got added to the family. Maybe more like a step child than a full-fledged member. Brennan bear is the one that Norah pats to sleep while we pat her to sleep but he doesn't end up in her arms when all is said and done. What really earned him his place in the crib was when he earned the purple heart by taking a full on attack of Norah vomit during her "cry-it-out" counter measures. The next one was Norah's modified "pacifier" that she started going to bed with. It's an Elmo toothbrush which probably doesn't constitute the safest thing you can put your child to sleep with but whatever works. That started after Lindsey and I were shamed by the hygenist for not brushing Norah's teeth enough. When we realized how much she loved the toothbrush we used it as a bribe to go to bed. Unfortunately, it's effectiveness is wearing off. The latest and greatest addition to her entourage was tonight when Norah chose to go to sleep with a bagel. She laid on top of it so we wouldn't steal it like we do her toothbrush half way through the night. Luckily, unlike Fluffy and Brennan bear it will always be easy to find more bagels.

Shave and a haircut...Two Bits

Roger Rabbit can't resist finishing this couplet even when it is most inconvenient for him. I have found that Norah has a similar compulsion when it comes to animal sounds. Norah had a particularly difficult time falling asleep the other night so I started reading books to her. One of her favorite books goes over all the animal sounds. As I read the animals that she knew she would stop crying just long enough to wimper through a "moo" for the cow and a "baa" for the sheep and certainly a "neigh" for the horse. I read the book several times because it was amusing and it made for some breaks in the crying. She eventually went to sleep with the book.

Christmas Pageant

The nursery children in our branch put on a very very short (in every sense) Christmas pageant for our Christmas party on Saturday. 

The Cast included:

Madeline:  Angel

Jalynn:  Mary

Graham:  Joseph

Tale:  Shepard

Roxy:  Shepard

Norah:  Sheep

Lincoln:  Donkey

Eli:  Star

After the pageant all the YSA’s put on a hilarious skit that spoofed the Old Spice commercial with Santa (David Hutchison).  Santa then came out and let all the pageant participants sit on his lap.  They all cried.  It was getting a little late.

First Snow

Our first snow came this year on December 1st and it has snowed about every other day since.  Norah likes the snow but finds her mittens to be very limiting.  I’ll have to take some pictures of Alpha Phi with snow.  I think the house looks beautiful in the winter.