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| Elaine to Santa: "It's been a while since I've seen you!" (12/1/11) | |
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| Then she tells him what she wants for Khristmas: a Hello Kitty shirt. (12/1/11) |
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| Learning about gears in the physics room at OMSI. (12/4/11) | |
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| Investigating the properties of hexagonal magnets. (12/4/11) | |
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| Experimenting with a Van der Graaf generator. (12/4/11) | |
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| It causes interesting phenomena like static hair and flying pie tins. (12/4/11) | |
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| Real life "Angry Birds." (12/4/11) | |
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| Decorating Grandma Janet's tree. Well, at least, the bottom of it. June is not impressed. (12/4/11) | |
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| If a branch is special enough to earn an ornament, chances are it will earn several more as well. (12/4/11) | |
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| "You're a funny looking pizza!" says Elaine to the pepperoni-and-chocolate-chip-cookie pizza.* (12/14/11) *It was not good. | |
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| I asked Elaine if she'd like to watercolor a Khristmas card... (12/19/11) | |
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| ...she preferred to craft invitations to her birthday party. Eight months from now. (12/19/11) | |
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| These are snakes. That make a rainbow. (12/19/11) | |
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| Hanging her stocking by the chimney with care. (12/22/11) | |
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| The Nocturnal Princess crafts and wears necklaces, crowns, and goggles from glow sticks. (12/24/11) | |
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| Making cinnamon rolls and crescent rolls after midnight. (12/24/11) | |
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| "I didn't know Santa had oranges!" and "Ooooh! A Hello Kitty shirt!" (12/25/11) | |
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| Rockin' out with her new Hello Kitty gear. (12/25/11) | |
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| Hello Kitty glamour girl. (12/25/11) | |
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| Fresh-caught mermaids from the Eugene Holiday Market. Elaine names them Ariel, Sally, and Ally. (12/25/11) | |
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| "I dreamed I would get these ponies..." (12/25/11) | |
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| Three mermaid sisters and six little ponies -- the ingredients for some epic pretend play. (12/25/11) | |
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ponies hold a Pet Play Day under the tree followed by a Great Race all
around the room that lasts for the rest of the day. (12/25/11) | |
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| Elaine helps her cousin load up his new ark. (12/28/11) | |
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| It sails away. Without any giraffes, this time. (12/28/11) | |
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| Elaine takes a break from playing Calvin Ball Dreidel at our annual Kwanzaa party. (12/29/11) | |
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| Valerie rolls a "g" on the alphabet die and has to help Elaine by frosting the gingerbread house. (12/29/11) | |
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| Elaine bribes the goat not to eat her dress. (12/30/11) | |
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| Lowd cousins. (12/30/11) | |
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| The trees are dripping with lights. (12/30/11) | |
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| The cousins descend on Grandpa Ralph. (12/31/11) | |
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| Cutting out sugar cookies with Oma Suzy. (12/31/11) | |
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| Decorating the cookies with sticky, sticky frosting with Aunt Christy. (12/31/11) | |
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| "Clink!" (12/31/11) | |