Christmas
New Traditions
Weeks before Halloween, as I was tucking her into bed, Mary gushed, “I am SO excited for Christmas this year… we get to have TWO sets of traditions now!” Kids are so good at looking on the bright side! So over the past few weeks, we’ve been starting some new traditions. I thought I’d share […]
MoreLet it Snow!
So I realized that for a person who likes taking photos, I’ve posted a very small percentage of the ones I like. And that’s something I intend to fix. So interspersed with every-day type photos that might be a bit ho-hum, I’m throwing in a few of my favorites. This is a photo I took […]
MoreWhoville Hair How-to?
I’m looking for ideas for making who-hair. Google hasn’t helped me much so I’ll appeal to my lovely readers.
More“Name Flakes”
My kids and their buddy were so pleased with this idea for a nifty paper snowflake last winter, I’m posting the how-to here. Give it a try, and send me your awesome results!
MoreA Christmas Carol
Those of you who know me know I love to sing at Christmas, but not everyone knows why. As a kid I could relate well to the Little Drummer Boy. Our neighborhood had a tradition of giving each other gifts as Christmas approached. And I remember several years where some unknown neighbors sent all sorts […]
MoreA few thinks the kids said this Christmas
I love to hear what the kids say as they open their presents. Most of these are only cute because of the way they said them (harder to describe here) but for the memories, I’ll write them down anyway… Ethan, “Maybe this is the biggest thing we ever have gotten!” Ethan, “Do you know why […]
MoreThe Best Christmas Present
We had our family Christmas party tonight (last night, technically speaking). My mom gave me grey stockings, and I laughed till I had to wipe a tear from my eye. Why? I’d bought the stockings for myself a few weeks earlier and she was giving them back.
MoreSheep Ornaments
While setting up my tree this year, I turned around to find my babies with glass balls stuck on their fingers like olives. Ouch! Here’s my attempt at a more kid friendly ornament. Update: About two days after I’d posted this, I stumbled upon the Christmas edition of one of my favorite magazines, Family Fun. […]
MoreHappy Holidays in General…
I just realized I’d left my Thanksgiving message up for more than 2 weeks past the date. Sorry ’bout that. Life’s been super busy as usual with work and all. It seems its only going to get busier for a while but its fun work; I get to be really creative in my problem solving […]
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