Gone!

All of our lovely snow is gone........after almost two days of steady rain.

But I am trying to follow the example of my little feathered friends.

Despite the gloomy weather, they are keeping quite busy..

and quite cheerful!

I love watching them.

So, the children and I are busily and (for the most part;) cheerfully preparing for the feast of St. Nicholas tomorrow. There are sugar cookies to be made, and general tidy~ing up to be done. And laundry. The children have already set their Sunday shoes by the front door, and are trying hard to be extra good........especially since St. Nicholas will be making a special appearance tonight after dinner.

No one wants to find straw in his shoes tomorrow morning......;)