We started off last week celebrating Scott's 18th Birthday! We had eaten dinner together to celebrate Scott's Birthday on Sunday night at La Palapa Mexican restaurant. (Scott's choice). He enjoyed his Key Lime Pie slice with a candle after a big burrito dinner. We had opened his presents earlier in the afternoon-several accessories for his new car, a new video game, clothes and a Dr Who tv remote control in the shape of the sonic screwdriver. He just waves it at the tv to change channels and volume! But mostly he was hoping to get his car back  from the dealership. They have had it for several weeks working on all the repairs and waiting for parts.

On Monday, Scott's official Birthday,  we decided to go out for 1/2 off burgers at Glory Days. We also enjoyed cheesecake to celebrate his big day(his choice). And while we were at the restaurant, we looked into the possibility of setting up Scott's Eagle ceremony perhaps in January. Scott was also busy during the week working on a few big projects. He and his friends spent the weekend videotaping an educational commercial for his television class. They decided to do a short encouraging kids to quit smoking/don't start smoking. The principal really liked the video and may be using it for classroom education in the county. So their television teacher is encouraging their group to make another film. Now they are thinking about a short on parking skills!  And Scott was busy starting his physics project. Building a bridge out of toothpicks. He was following Allison's previous design as she was the big winner in her class for most structurally sound bridge design. After the kids build the bridge, they hook up weights to see which bridge is the strongest. Allison's design was the best in her physics class. So Scott is trying to follow in her footsteps.

On Friday I spent the whole day with my Mom. In the morning we both attended a Christmas party at her Senior Center. The staff put on a very nice party which included music/singing/entertainment and a very nice lunch. We even picked out a few ceramic art pieces from the Art with a Purpose class. Afterwards, Mom and I stopped into her storage unit and picked up her Christmas decorations. We headed back to the apartment and got busy decorating. I ended up leaving around 5pm. I was pooped!

On Saturday I opted out of going to sing with the GS choir at the German Village in Baltimore. Instead, Tom and I decided to drive to Salisbury to spend the day with Allison. She was stuck at school studying for her finals. She had a final group project on Tuesday night and a Finance final the following week. So she decided to stay so she could meet with her group to prepare for the presentation. We thought it would be fun to go out to dinner, do some shopping and drop off her St Nick's Day gift. We arrived in the afternoon and even took Cookie along for the ride. Cookie loved going for a walk on campus and dropping into Starbucks for a coffee to warm up.  We then let Allison open up her St Nick's Day gifts . And I couldn't help myself and I brought along her little dorm sized Christmas tree for her to decorate. We also visited Allison's repaired bathroom and replaced dryer. Yeah! Afterwards, we left Cookie in the condo since Allison's roommates were all gone for the weekend and we went shopping. We had a great time walking around the mall and I even picked up some new clothes for the holidays for myself. But we especially enjoyed picking up a set of antlers and a red nose for Scott's new car(when we ever get it back!) for his St Nick's Day stocking.

On Sunday, I was off again on a beautiful, sunny day with my Mom to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad museum, singing with my Girl Scout choir. I brought along a camp chair and a packed lunch for Mom and placed her directly in front of our group to enjoy an hour long performance. We had over 30 girls performing, and everyone did a nice job. And I watched Mom singing along with our group! It wasn't very crowded this year-we were the first group to perform that day. So most of our crowd were parents, but they seemed to really enjoy the music. Afterwards, Mom and I walked around looking at the small train sets with the little villages. We headed back to her apartment and spent the rest of the afternoon filling out her Christmas cards. We had a fun filled weekend!