HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Well, it is official in Ontario...it is now the new year!!

We had a blast at our church's Sock Hop party. I had not mentioned it earlier, cause I didn't want anyone to know what we were planning on wearing to the party. It was going to be a surprise. Not such an easy thing to do though!!

Now, you have to understand our family...we are not the type of people to dress up in costumes or even myself, I rarely ever wear a skirt or dress. Tonight we were going for shock value...see the picture.

This is taken at my mothers house, before we left. They insited on a family picture. It is a bit dark, but you get the idea.

My mom helped me sew a poodle skirt. Just an easy circle skirt with a tulle crinolin underneath. The hardest part was the waist band, cause of the bunching. Then we starched it so it would stick out a bit more. I also stitched the poodle onto the skirt, cause we couldn't find a poodle motif to sew on. I just printed out a picture of a poodle and pinned it to the skirt. Then I hand stitched around the border and filled in the eye and nose. It turned out really cute. I had looked for a pair of inexpensive white shoes to wear, but they are not generally in stores until the spring, go figure. So, I found a $3 pair of black shoes and painted them white in the front and back.

We had a great time there, with the shakes, floats and fries and onion rings. The staff of "Pop's Diner" were awesome and did a great job! There was dancing, and karaoke, and noise makers and all that great stuff.

Now, it is time for bed, we are heading out for chinese for lunch tomorrow.