We had a very exciting January. The biggest thrill was celebrating Steve's 50th birthday. He didn't want a party but Sophia and I could not resist. We planned a dinner with some of Steve's closest friends and family. There were 14 people at dinner. It was supposed to be a surprise but Steve pried some information out of Sophia so it wasn't a total surprise but it was still nice. Sophia and I made a cherry pie and had people back to the house for some pie and German Chocolate cake. Steve really enjoyed the evening.
We had a couple small snow storms. It was enough to shut down the schools so that was fun. It was very cold so playing in the snow had to be limited.
Sophia and I went to a basket bingo event held at her school. Sophia won big. She won a door prize, a bingo game and a raffle for a basket. She won every way possible. The basket she won in the raffle was filled with pool stuff. We can wait to use it next summer.
Sophia was also in a small drama performance as part of her after school drama class. She did a great job.
Sophia continues to ride horses. They started jumping over poles this weekend. The poles are low but they are learning to jump. Sophia loves it. I am quite nervous.
We found out that Noelle was diabetic. She is now on insulin and a totally different cat. She has stopped her obsessive over-grooming. She is more playful and seems much happier. In fact, Noelle and Shadow have been playing with toys that Grandma Bev gave them this Christmas. If we don't pick the toys up at night we are woken up to them playing and tossing them in the the middle of the night.
