Randoms

1. My piano students had their Christmas recital tonight, and they all performed splendidly.  Tonight was the first winter recital in four years that was not canceled/rescheduled due to snow or missed so I could deliver a baby.  Score!  Also, I was given several sweet gifts from students, including a Starbucks gift card.  Someone knows me well, and it can be assumed that I will be taking a little outing with the kiddos tomorrow. :)

2. I've eaten a lot of cookie dough this week.  And leftover cupcakes from Brooklyn's birthday.  And an abundance of junk food in general.  And while it's been a delight to my taste buds, I'm starting to feel pretty nasty.  If you've had extra sweet treats around your house, then I'm guessing you know what I mean.  So.....for the month of January, Jeremy and I are going vegan. Honestly, I just want to see if we can stick with it for a month, and if so, see how we feel at the end of it.  Want to join us?  My plan is to create weekly menus and post them for anyone that's interested in joining in.  (I mean, really, what else is there to do in January?)  Mostly, I just need a little accountability to stick with it.  We tried it for a week last summer....and made it 2.5 days.  I would love meal/recipe ideas!

3. In case you're just waking up from a cryogenic slumber*, Christmas is almost here.  Which means that there has been a lot of talk about Baby Jesus around this house:
      "I want Baby Jesus to sleep in my room!"  
      "I need to feed Baby Jesus!"   
      "Baby Jesus is in the sky outside. I need to listen to him in my ear!"
     
It is a pretty exciting thing, really.  Jesus coming to earth as a baby to save humanity.  The greatest act of sacrificial love.  Yep, definitely something to celebrate!

 4. Our house is a disaster.  I have approximately 2,734 projects that I would like to accomplish in the next two weeks.  Here's hoping that I can make it through the first two...

5.  Jack got a haircut (thanks Aunt Sonya)!  And it's sooo much more manageable.

From this:

To this!

6. Brooklyn loves music.  She dances uncontrollably the minute I start singing or playing the piano and tries to sing along.  It's pretty precious.  

In case you can't tell, she's singing "O Holy Night"

Alright, that's all for tonight.  Thanks to items #1, 2, and 4, I'm getting pretty sleepy and in danger of rambling even more than usual.  Here's one more picture of sweetness to hold you over.

*Is that even an appropriate usage of the term?  My sci-fi-knowledgeable husband is currently sleeping...