6 years old

I'm very sorry to not going to visit blogs as I would like. Between working outside, taking the girls to schools - each one in a different school - taking the big one to the station so she will take the train everyday to university in Lisbon, shopping and homemaking, there's not much time left.

...

Last sunday it was my little girl birthday. She is now 6, praise the Lord.

We invited a lot of friends from her school and they were very happy here, eating, playing and seeing a movie.

She likes so much Kitty from Hello Kitty that I ordered a cake with it on and most friends gave her present related to Kitty.

Even the napkins and paper glasses had her on them.

She was very pleased.

I'm coming back

Slowly...

I'm still here

Maybe you are thinking that I gave up my blog.
No.
The problems it's just that computer needed a little fixing and the computer man, as always, is late in bringing it bqack to me. Next time I need I'll ask for another man, this one is so slow. I will tell my husband that I don't want that one anymore.
Well, first, I need my computer back!
See you next week - I hope.

A New Year

Begining the year with Our Lady, the Mother of Our Lord.

Happy New Year

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Cindy at My Romantic Home is having a party called 2009 A year in Review. So I'll join now.

January
A month of cooking and flowers. And my little girl's birthday.

In this picture, a rose plant my mother gave me.

February

Valentine's Day. Some red roses my husband gave me.

March

More cooking.

April

My oldest one birthday: 18!

May

Flowers everywhere.
June

Another birthday. It's like that in a big family home.

And summer it's here.

July

My husband's birthday and summer holidays.

August

Still thinking on our wonderful holidays, I posted about Oporto.

September was a month almost without posting. My computer was not well.
October

A nice month full of birthdays: my nephew, one of my girls (15 yo) and mine.

A month when I could look to summer and feel it was in the past. Cooler days began and it was crumble time.

November

Planning Christmas, buying presents and wrapping them.

December

Christmas time.

This Christmas

Since 21 December I don't know what is to go to the Internet.
Tidying and cleaning,

(isn't that shining?)

buying more presents, wrapping them, buying food of all kinds, making things... A bit of a stress.
My family came to my house to the Consoada, the Christmas Eve dinner, very important here.

They came also for Christmas lunch. I didn't tale any pictures of the dinner or the lunch. I completely forgot.

The only thing I can show you is my husband preparing the quailes and the goose.

I hope next Christmas will be better and more peaceful - we had some problems - but, in the whole - it was good.

Praise the Lord.

Happy Winter

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It's 21 of December, Solstice Day. Happy Winter.



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Wednesday, outdoor and indoor

Yesterday was a good day. My girl sang very well with her frieds from school and, as her class is very international and multicultural, the music teacher choose some music from countries where some children came, por instance, Romenia and China. There is also a gipsy boy that performed the most wonderful drum solo - he played with his hands. It was amazing as it was played by his own heart with absolut freedom. In the end the audience was clapping and shouting.
Very nice.

Today, for A Souther Daydreamer who usualy has an Outdoor Wednesday and that, in this month of December, wants also inside, because of Christmas, go these pictures of today's post.

So, I have an outside full of rain and a Christmas inside with my tree, once again, today taken at night and with no flash. I'm still strugling with my new camera but in the end it came out nice.

A normal day

Today is sooo cold for our standards. Yesterday was quite chilly but today is even more. Looks like tomorow it will be milder because it will rain. Let's see. My litlle one is waiting for rain because she wants to take her frog umbrella to school. Maybe she will have the luck.

Today in the evening I must go to my other little girl school - this one is 10 and the other is 5 - because she will sing in the choir - yes, she too.

Well, see you tomorow. I have so many things to so and so little days until Christmas.

I leave you with two pictures, one of my Christmas tree in the dusk and other of my new lavender.

A trip to the garden center

Yesterday it was lovely at my little one's school. There was she, singing in the choir, very proud of her.

Today I was a bit in a strange mood, as my husband said - not related with yesterday, I was just tired and irritated. So my husband decided we would go to the garden center. Poinsetias, rosemary, evening primrose and lavender, it was our choosen plants.

And for dessert he made cheesecake.

Not bad, hum ?!