Clements Christmas 2012

Clements Christmas 2012 Clements Christmas 2012 As the 2012 year comes to a close I try to think positive and hope the Mayans are wrong and life as we know it will not end on 12-21-2012. Just in case I’m playing it safe and not going shopping until the 22nd. I do worry daily about the solar flares that might affect electronic communications and electrical systems though. I just don’t know if I can survive without my iphone, Pinterest and Facebook. What would I do with all that extra time each day? Joking aside it’s been a fun filled year for our family again. Elise kept us busy with all the events to celebrate Girl Scouts 100th Anniversary. We ended the year’s celebration with a trip to the State Fair to see their exhibit in the Hall of State building, have a deep fried Samoa cookie and get a picture of her with Big Tex before he went up in flames. I’m having a hard time dealing with this being Elise’s last year in elementary school. Where did the last 6 years go? I’m not too happy either about having to look up at her. She’s managed to grow taller than me this year. She joined orchestra this year playing the violin, pre middle school band playing the saxophone, also choir and 5th grade honor choir. I can always tell what she is practicing on. It either sounds like the cat’s got its tail stuck in the door or a sick duck. Thank goodness for those days when she practices choir, it gives our ears a break. We all tried something new this year and attended the Denton’s Day of the Dead celebration. After the coffin races we returned home to get in our costumes so we could join the parade that night. Anyone know where I can buy a used coffin dirt cheap? I have to try the races next year. December promises to keep us busy. We’ll be attending 2 orchestra concerts, 1 choir concert, Krum’s Lighted Christmas Parade, 3 Christmas caroling at nursing homes, making Christmas cards for Meals on Wheels, stuffing stockings for our soldiers overseas, Denton Tree Lighting Festival and Six Flags Holiday in the Park. I think after all this we will just enjoy a nice quite Christmas Eve night waiting on the arrival of Santa. Our family wishes each of you a very Merry Christmas!!! And pray we all have a 2013 New Year. Russ, Judy, Elise, Raleigh, Lulu, and Sissy