Fa la la la laaaaa la la la laaaaaa!
(Christmas fun in early December)

Here's Mia, looking uncertain of what to do about this "Santa Cwause" fella.

Tuesday morning, I started things off in a pretty grumpy fashion. Stacy is sick, I stayed up too late at Walgreen's on a medicine run and overslept, and to top it all off, I ended up having to go back home and then back to daycare to take some essentials for Mia to enjoy (Well, one of the items was an update for her shot records, so I doubt Mia enjoyed that much, but the point is, I had to drive all over creation twice before heading to work). While I was dropping off the items, I peeked out through a window in the playroom of the school and watched Mia and her class at play on the playground. The scene was one of controlled chaos; five or six of her classmates were racing all over the place, yelling happily, so I had to really look to find her.

Here's Stacy and Mia at the ETMC Tree lighting gala.

I moved to another window that offered a better view of the left side of the playground and there she was, sitting on a little piece of playground equipment that was shaped like a car. She was driving, spinning the steering wheel like the blades of a fan, and she was singing out loud. Mia was looking around the playground, driving, and singing so loudly that I could hear her through the window, her sweet face just showing through the hood of her green jacket. Her eyes were flashy and she looked completely happy from where I stood watching.

After watching her, the things that were making me grumpy seemed insignificant.

Vixen showed up to witness the fun.

Here's Santa, trying to decide what he thinks about this "Mia" character.