Christmas Fun

Kate and Charlie had a fun-filled Christmas morning. They loved their new red car "like the one at the end of the street." Charlie is great at pushing it in reverse - we have a little work to do on forward. Thank you Uncle Tom and Aunt Katherine for Kate's lovely butterfly raincoat and umbrella. As soon as she opened them, she put them on and went outside in the "rain" to test them out. Charlie is particularly fond of the umbrella and calls it "lella, lella, lella." He carries it around the house and gets frustrated because he can't open and close it himself.

Nativity Performance

We had another wonderful time at the Crabbe family Christmas. Aunt Carol organized a Nativity play (not just a scene this year). We thought that everyone did a good job - Kate the angel announced the birth of Christ, Ford, Joseph, asked everyone if there was room in the inn. Anne Carlton was Mary and Libby the wiseman brought her a gift. Finally, Charlie was the shepherd who danced as everyone sang Away in a Manger. He had no intention of keeping his costume on. We missed Lola terribly and will have to have an encore performance next year. Merry Christmas!

Penicillin allergy

Barring a small miracle, there will be no Christmas card pictures from the Owens family this year. Kate and Charlie have been sick off and on for 6 weeks. Kate finally had enough of run of the mill snot and decided to rupture her eardrum last week. She has been on Amoxicillin for 9 days and suddenly out popped the drug rash. Oh well. I am mostly disappointed because I didn't want her to be allergic to any antibiotics. They come in awfully handy when you need them, especially penicillin and its relatives. Charlie didn't want to be left out and ruptured his eardrum about four days ago and is also on Amoxicillin. I hope we don't see him in red spots this coming week.