Winter is Coming

I hate to keep using the word "busy", but this has been an excruciatingly busy week.

Dan has started to build his Lion in Winter set for The Arlington Players.  Has has also started meetings for Neil Simon's I Oughta be in Pictures, another paid gig for Peter's Alley.

Margie spent the entire week preparing for and then catering the opening night part for LTA's A Christmas Carol.  It was a dessert reception, and this time she garnered the help of two amazing food artists from church.  It was pretty spectacular, but it was so much work and took so much time away from other endeavors that Margie has decided this was her last gig.  It was definitely a good one to go out on.

Dan made these awesome cookie stands.

Margie was particularly proud of her beautiful food signs.

She also couldn't get over how beautiful her apple roses turned out (dyed with beet juice).

The apple roses were a part of a beautiful grape wreath.  Margie used spun sugar to create the popcorn sprays.

We had a hot chocolate and apple cider bar.

Margie's friend, Rozey, did all the plating and table decorating.  It was beautiful!

Sugar cookie ornaments made by Margie's friend, Amber, graced Dan's cookie tree. 

A close up of the candied trees--a crowd favorite!

In case you can't read all the signs, on the menu were Sugar Cookies, Marshmallow Pops, Red Velvet Mini Cupcakes, Fig Jam Thumbprint Cookies, Candied Trees, Mini Eclairs,  Mincemeat Hand Pies, Peppermint Brownie Rounds, Eggnog Truffles, Peanut Butter Candy, and Coconut Candy.

In addition to all this, Margie continued with Cub Scouts, her new job supervising the One Act rehearsals at Edison, and her class in entrepreneurship.

Lyn is going crazy with homework, homework, and more homework.  Everyone says Junior year is the hardest, and she definitely agrees.  She also has been rehearsing for the One Acts at school at the bell choir at church.  Her first bell choir concert is tomorrow at the Temple Visitors Center! She loves bell choir so much, she wishes it would last all year.

John is staying busy, too.  The Global STEM Challenge he is participating in at school has lived up to its name and truly been a challenge--not just for him, but all the students, and the teachers as well, as they all work together to figure out this new style of teaching and learning.  He is also busy with piano and Boy Scouts.  Plus, last week Margie hired him to be her personal assistant and manage her calendar.  That's been a learning curve, but has already been hugely beneficial in managing Margie's crazy life.

Well, that's all our news.  Hope you're staying warm and enjoying the sights and sounds of the coming holiday!