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Today was Genevieve's last day of school. It was one of Waldorf's many special festivals: WinterGarden. There is no festival like the Advent Spiral. It is a very reverent, sacred ceremony. This festival celebrates the inner light that we carry within us through the darkest half of the year. There is nothing as magical as a glowing, lit, Advent Spiral in a dark room on the day of the Winter Solstice! Genevieve held her apple and lit the candle with Miss Carmey's help. She proceeded to admire all of the other candles and decorations while a gentleman was playing the guitar.

Later in the day, Nicole, Daniel and Alice came to Cincinnati and visited prior to leaving for their holiday in Germany. Our biggest treat of the season was the use of their car! The family went to Ludlow Avenue for a Clifton Holiday Celebration. Gigi made a bagel bird feeder, had holiday cookie treats at Kellers IGA, stood in line for face painting at Toku Kids and received a balloon flower handcrafted at Graeter's. The coup de grace was a carriage wagon ride drawn by two beautiful horses -- down Middleton, Bryant, to Clifton and back to Graeters singing merrily along the way. Gigi was amazed that mommy new the words to a "new" song, Deck the Halls, but by the time we rounded Clifton Avenue, she had figured it out too. Genevieve spotted eight lighted reindeer on top of the library and one (Rudolph?) on top of Graeters.