Goodbye 2008!!

The last couple of days have been great. I haven't worked since December 23rd, and it was a wonderful break. Baba's been working, but Maggie and I have had lots of fun together. We ate the gingerbread house,



had some lovely weather to play at the park,





including a playdate with Kyra:



got silly together playing in her bedroom



and had a blast swimming at the YMCA.

On Sunday December 28, I had a personal best for a 5K



prompting Maggie to say "You're a good runner, Mommy. Even though you're slow." :-)

We've also gotten our heat fixed (no more blown circuits as I work on 2 computers at once and run the space heater!). Maggie wanted to give the repair men a present, which she wrapped herself:



We tried to make Rice Krispy treats, which Maggie thought were tasty



but Baba, having had really good Rice Krispy treats before, knew better! This is why they recommend using fresh marshmallows:



The thing was hard as a brick and about as tasteless. We'll buy some new marshmallows (these were left over from camping last summer) and try again tomorrow.

Like previous years, we took a silly-face photo before Maggie went to bed tonight:



Other than that silliness, it will be a quiet evening for us tonight. (Gotta get up and run tomorrow AM!) Happy New Year to everyone!