The perks

Apparently one of the perks of being Christmastown celebrities is that our children get the star treatment by the local press. (Either that or the townspeople are tired of seeing them out and about with unkempt hair, and hoped to give me a reason to comb it.) We got a phone call from the town's only newspaper yesterday, asking if they could come over to our house and photograph the girls coloring pictures to announce the annual Christmas coloring contest sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. I said sure; we are, after all, at the mercy of our adoring fans.

I won't see the newspaper photos until next week, but here are a couple shots I took: The first one shows Numero Uno coloring a page of mencrackers (she knows they're nutcrackers, but we both prefer Dos's version). The second one is of Numero Dos bursting into tears after I told her sharply to stop coloring on the window. Please note the nicely coiffed hair on both.





This is not, of course, the first perk we've had as The New Doctor's Family. (At the library: "Oh no, you don't need proof of address and a reference to get a library card! That's for the little people!" Writing a check at the grocery store: "Oh heavens, I don't need to see your I.D. -- I know exactly who you are!") It's not even the first time we've been in the paper. DH warned me that I wouldn't be able to remain anonymous in such a small town, and he's been right.

Still. Antisocial though I may be, I'm also a bit of an attention whore. So it all works out in the end. ;-)

~RCH~