Tis the season

So, just the other day I was feeling a bit worse for wear and decided that a trip to my salon for a trim would be perfect. Clean up the look just before the holiday celebrations begin. That said, I was waiting for my turn when who should appear, but the Jolly Old Elf himself, Santa Claus. Here he comes, rosy cheeks and all, sauntering into the mall salon. After a brief whisper to one of the stylist pros on duty, he leaves then quickly returns with a framed photo (I'm guessing it was for a point of reference). As the small blond leads him back to his seat, Lily is in shock. Awe, really standing perfectly still, jaw to her collar bone. Closely monitoring his every step, Lil then reaches her hand out, blindly for my knee, steadily tapping it, trying to show me what she sees without taking her eyes off even for a second. It was adorable. Turns out Santa just needed a couple curls for photo time (I'm sure the trip in was a bit windy that day, what with no roof on the sleigh). Some curling of the beard and hair (he told the stylist that it took him 9 years to achieve his look) and he was off. Quite the spectacle, even passers by were using their cell phone cameras to capture this moment through the glass walls of the salon. I never would have thought it, but I quickly pulled mine out and (with permission) snapped away. I love cell phone cameras, I have caught many moments that would have otherwise been lost. This in mind, Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

So, here come the holidays....I just had to tell you how it is around my house....

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I stopped to take a picture...

I couldn't resist. After dropping Maddie and Bree off at school this morning, I was greeted by the most unusual sign that I have personally experienced. Now, mind you...this is in an area where dogs and cats FREQUENTLY go missing so, a scrawled message and phone number posted is not out of the norm. I also want to stress that I applaud the level of compassion it takes to temporarily house such a creature with the hopes of finding it's owners....but it was just too funny at 8:30 this morning...before my coffee.....