12 of 12 December 2009
As the Christmas season descends upon us, the twelfth of the month slipped in. While my calendar reminded me yesterday that this was coming up, I plum forgot about it today. It was Beetle who announced the date when she opened her Advent calendar. That jarred my memory.
We had a busy day, but one that didn’t produce the number of photographs I usually take on the twelfth. I felt I shortchanged this outing. Oh well . . .
Beetle shares her “fancy dance” this morning in front of the Christmas tree.
Dressed for our outing, the children posed in front of the tree. Fritz wasn’t as interested in this as we were. 
We drove to Philadelphia. Our normal parking lot has changed. They instituted a self pay system and a gate. It is horrendous. In addition, our early show today invalidated our parking pass. Grrrr . . . we’ll never park in this lot again.
We went to the Walnut Street Theatre to see A Christmas Carol. Fritz and Beetle did not like the thunder and lightning when the ghosts appeared. 
We have such wimps for children. Bah humbug! Scrooge was the same actor as last year. We like him.
Our busy day did not really have time slotted for food. As Gert shopped for a birthday gift, the children and I waited in a lengthy line at Sonic. We like the roller skaters.
We attended a birthday party at The Little Gym. Fritz likes the apparatus in this joint.
Fritz used to be a customer of The Little Gym. Back then he was uninterested in following directions and would just run everywhere. Today he demonstrated some maturity. He also showed us some skill as he negotiated the balance beam with ease.
Fritz is obsessed with this water fountain. I think because he can step up to it, he feels it is designed just for him. When he first learned how to step up and push the handle was the beginning of the a lengthy infatuation, which continued today.
The Little Gym has an interesting motto that is plastered about the facility . . .
The family was in the mood for milkshakes, so it was caramel shakes for all!
I’ve always liked these little ornaments. The Christmas lights heat these up so the little metal fan twirls about.
We like the handblown ornaments the best. We have a tree just for them. Merry Christmas!
Also blogged on this date . . .
- Dot . . . Dot . . . Dot . . . - 2008
- The Pledge - 2007
- Cumberland County Shunned Again - 2006
- Interesting - 2005
- Weather Forecasts Not Exact Science - 2005
- Betty Carter - 1987
Tags: 12 of 12, Beetle, Cumberland, Fritz, Millville, New Jersey, Philadelphia, theatre
By webfoot
on 13 December 2009 @ 12:00
As many pictures as I take over the course of a given year, I have yet to do one of the 12 on the 12th projects. I should change that.
As an aside, I was planning on putting up our Christmas tree this weekend. One of our three is still at school, so I sent her a text asking if she’d like to help with the tree. Earlier in the week, she’d said she be OK without being present, but I wanted to make sure. She said she’d like to help set it up, so we are still without a Christmas tree and will be until next Saturday.
By Robert Owens
on 17 December 2009 @ 1:00
I like the 12 of 12. Sometimes it’s a hassle, but I like that it is a set date with a set purpose. Sometimes challenges are issued, but I rarely pay attention to them.
Originally, a body part was to be included in each photograph. That went by the wayside quickly. That permits one to concentrate on the day and not staging.