Seth just being plain cute ...

Gingerbread houses finished

And gingerbread houses being made

Hannah making brownies with Ellen

Poor Hannah broke her toe!

More New Jersey

Ellen loaned me her car today, and I drove over to Trenton to have lunch with a friend, and visit with some of the folks in the diocese. It was great to see them, although I was sad to miss Mary. Who knew she would be gone today - she's almost never gone. In any event, Lois Rogers is doing a blog for the Monitor. It is at http://keepingthefeast.wordpress.com/ The blog is a lovely mix of faith and food. It's worth checking out. Lois is a talented journalist and great cook!

Ellen helped the kids make gingerbread houses today; an awful lot of work, it seems, but of course I only took photos.

Last night, Ellen and I went to see the new Sherlock Holmes movie. I liked it, but I wouldn't take a kid under age 13 to see it.