Holiday Merriment

BOB, OUR FUTURE BROTHER-IN-LAW, HOSTS A CHRISTMAS COSTUME PARTY EACH YEAR, AND THIS WAS OUR SECOND YEAR IN ATTENDANCE. LAST YEAR OUR SON WAS ONLY THREE WEEKS OLD WHEN THE PARTY WAS HELD AND SO WE SWADDLED HIM UP (LITERALLY) AND WENT AS MARY, JOSEPH AND BABY JESUS. (PLEASE DON'T THINK US BAD PARENTS.)

THIS YEAR, WITH OUR EYES SET ON WINNING THE COSTUME PRIZE I GOT CREATIVE AND SET OUT TO MAKE JEFF AND I INTO A HOT TODDY. WITH A QUICK TRIP TO JOANNE'S FOR SUPPLIES, I SET OUT TO CREATE TWO LIFE SIZE BOTTLES OF RUM AND EGGNOG.

$29 AND 5 1/2 HOURS OF WORK TIME RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING:

THE EVER IMPORTANT NUTRITIONAL FACTS. EGGNOG IS NOT EXACTLY GOOD FOR THE WAIST LINE.
RUM, THE INFAMOUS "CHRISTMAS STORY" LEG LAMP, RALPHIE, AND EGGNOG
DAWN AND BOB ARE FIERCE COMPETITORS WHEN IT COMES TO COSTUMES.

AND, LET US NOT FORGET JOLLY OLD ST. NICK AND HIS BRIDE WITH LITTLE ELVES IN TOW!
IT WAS TRULY A FAMILY AFFAIR THIS YEAR. (DON'T WORRY, MRS. CLAUSE TOOK OUR CHILDREN HOME AND TUCKED THEM IN BED AFTER 30 MINUTES OF FUN.)

ALAS, WE DID NOT WIN A PRIZE FOR OUR COSTUMES. WE WERE A BIG HIT, THOUGH. AND, I GREATLY ENJOYED WORKING ON OUR COSTUMES. WHAT CAN I SAY? I WILL ALWAYS BE A TEACHER AT HEART, AND I LOVE ME A GOOD ART PROJECT!