Higgins Family Christmas - 1967

Mitch (age 6), Julie (age 7), Mike (age 5), Jane (age 4)

Forty years ago, Christmas was ...
- watching Little Drummer Boy, Rudolph, and Frosty on the B&W TV
- a passing party gift for the school party - limit $1
- memorizing a poem for the Christmas program at church
- smell of the skinny cedar tree Dad cut down from the woods out back (we had skinny before "skinny" was in...)
- icicles - the silver kind - everywhere...
- making paper chains (using glue made from flour & water)
- going to our bunkbeds early on December 24 (4 kids in a room)
- getting up "while it was still dark" to look under the tree
- toys were the only presents...clothes were a disappointment
- real surprises on Christmas morning -- we NEVER made a "list"
- Baby Secret, Show 'n' Tell (my favorite), Easy Bake Oven
- Mom cooking Christmas dinner - the windows all fogged up
- snow outside (seems like it snowed every Christmas)
- NO SCHOOL FOR TWO WEEKS! (and that made me sad...)
What do YOU remember?

The Year 2037

I honestly hope this is me in 30 years....

Fun in Spamalot

Entertaining, engaging, clever, fun.....tonight Laura, Jaki, Anna, Kim, and I saw the hilarious Monty's Python's Spamalot--first show in our Broadway series for this season. WE LOVED IT! Talented musicians, a witty story, great friends.....can't think of a better way to spend a Sunday evening. Then add in a sprinkle of shopping at Lennox and a dash of Cap City Diner....the day was superb!

Oh, and we actually had a couple moments of serious divine intervention.....
In Target, Jaki left her little purse all alone in a cart for about an hour! During checkout, she discovered it wasn't in her possession....the search was on....and there, in the $1 only aisle, the purse was waiting for her....DIVINE!

Then the FUNNIEST thing happened when we arrived at the Ohio Theater, all primed and ready to take on the show....Laura happened to look at our tickets....and they all read "Sunday, November 18, 6:30 p.m." WOW!! WE WERE A WEEK LATE! The nice lady at the will call booth was able to find us 5 seats together in the Orchestra section, Row Q--great seats! Again, DIVINE!

Can't wait for the next round. Here are a few more great images...

Is it Christmas?

Believe it or not, there is actually a web site that answers that question. Check it out. (http://www.isitchristmas.com/) Even though it's not Christmas yet, we are getting ready to start practicing for our Christmas musical at rvcc---all preschoolers and kindergarteners--this is gonna be great! Mark your calendars for Sunday night, December 16...and join us for "Jump for Joy!"

This will be musical number 13 for the kids at rvcc....so I thought it would be cool to take a look back at numbers 1 thru 12. I don't have pictures from all of them, so if anyone does, please allow me to share. These are some of the best times....take a look!


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1. Secret of My Success - Fall 2001



2. Candy Cane Lane - Christmas 2001

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3. We Are United (Henotes Island) - Summer 2002



4. Meet Me at the Manger - Christmas 2002


5. A Star is Born - Christmas 2003


6. Acorns to Oaks - Fall 2004



7. The REAL Christmas Story - Christmas 2004



8. King of the Jungle - Fall 2005



9. Wasn't That a Mighty Day - Christmas 2005


10. Hallelujah Heart - Fall 2006


11. Angel Alert - Christmas 2006



12. Livin' Inside Out - Fall 2007