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Christmas Card 2011
Today I am sharing with you a very late Christmas related post. I had been purposefully avoiding sharing on this blog until after the holiday, since I wanted to wait until all had been given out to...
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The First Candy Cane
Simon had his very first candy cane ever today. It was a sticky mess, but this is the holiday season, so the rules can get a little bendy. (And the teeth get extra brushing.) I have been in crafting...
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Cardboard Christmas Tree
The other morning, Simon asked me to make him a Christmas tree. As I pondered this request, he ran out of the room and fetched an empty cardboard box that he had been playing with, brought it back to...
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A December Day
~My husband walked through the door today, returning home from work, with a rose and a cappuccino for me. Little surprises like that always have a way of making my whole day and then some. ~December...
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“Trimming” the Tree
My patient husband performed a bit of surgery on our Christmas tree today, cutting off the bottom row of too-wide branches that were sweeping far into our living space, and shortening the trunk. (Poor...
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The Little Things Of The Season
Our tree now has lights. We strung them up tonight, while Simon jumped on the couch excitedly shouting: “Our wun-uh-ful kiss-miss tweee! Our wun-uh-ful kiss-miss tweeee!” After we finished, and were...
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Thankful
We are down to the last few days before Christmas and I have reached a point where some things just won’t be making the cut as far as handmade gifts go. Sometimes, realizing it is OK to defer to the...
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It’s Been A While
Simon’s Christmas present from Mumma and Daddy: a yellow ukelele for jamming with Daddy. Hello, friends. It has been over a week since my last post. I needed a break from the blog world for a little...
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Gifted Homemade Granola
Our Christmas gifts for aunts and uncles this year: homemade granola. We used this recipe, and found free online labels here. I was quite (pleasantly) surprised to discover how easy to make granola...
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Why My Kids Won’t Be Making A Christmas List
I realize that the holiday season is different for every family, and is often fraught with feelings of protectiveness over one’s traditions. You hear all the time about whether or not saying “Happy...
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