I was merely ACTING!!

Evie did the funniest thing the other night. She & two friends were playing outside on Sunday. They could smell smoke outside and apparantly heard a siren of some kind. They're all convinced there is a fire somewhere nearby. Just before Christmas, a townhome just around the corner from us burned to a shell. We drove past the fire & emergency vehicles on our way home from her Christmas choir concert. It's consumed quite a bit of her thoughts since. Early last week, a nearby brush field caught on fire. Currently there is a forest/brush fire burning in North Carolina, just south of us and the local news is all over it. It's been burning for a few weeks now and the rains over the last week have brought it mostly under control. However, the weather conditions have finally brought the smoky smell up onto the Peninsula & Northern Hampton Roads region. Knowing this, the parents didn't react as quickly as our children would have liked.

Each kid is freakin' out in a different way: Bryan is insisting that we all come outside because something is burning nearby. We have to find it! Victoria is making guesses about what it could be & what we should all do now. Evie simply comes to the back door, clutches her fists to her chest & yells in this anquished voice, "We're DOOMED!!" and then runs back out.

That's my girl... the drama queen in the dress and crooked tiara.

Don't be a hater....

This post is for those of you that can't understand I'm a busy woman. I haven't had a single spare minute since I lasted posted in October. Okay, even I can't make that believable.

Let me e'splain.... no, there is no time.
Let me sum up.

Halloween: Evie was Mulan. She won a costume contest at her dance studio. She's adorable. I'll post a picture here soon.
Thanksgiving: My older sister Rose flew up for a visit. We had a blast. Evie loves her Aunt Rose & I love my sis. We ate turkey.
December 18th: Last day at Compass Technology. Like the other rats, I left this sinking ship just in time.
Christmas: Found an excellent airfare, so Rose came back up for another visit. We had a blast. Evie loves her Aunt Rose & I love my sis. We ate ham.
December 31st: New Year's Eve we bowled & drank.
January 2nd: I started a new job with AHM Direct & so far, I'm liking it. Several of my friend rats from my old company are here. Good times with good friends.
mid-January: Join Gold's Gym. I go 3 times a week because I'm a glutton for punishment.