That’s a Wrap!
So, here it is: the end of 2013. As is generally appropriate at this time of year, I have been doing some thinking and reflecting on the year that has passed and the one that is yet to unfold. One of my efforts in this vein is to join Joy at I Can Say Mama…
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Our Favorite Anytime Cookies
These cookies were supposed to go on Stephanie’s holiday cookie link-up like two weeks ago. But around here, life gets in the way of all my best-laid plans and we never made our cookies until Christmas Eve morning! The good news, though, is that these cookies are not specifically Christmas cookies – these are anytime…
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“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”
Today, December 23rd, marks the 190th anniversary of the first publication of one of my absolute favorite poems, “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” more familiarly known by its first line as “The Night before Christmas.” Granted, there has been some serious debate as to the true authorship of the poem – some argue for Clement…
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Do You Hear What I Hear?
A pot of water boiling on the stove. We need to use those last few potatoes today. Rain – or maybe melting snow – dripping outside the windows. Perhaps a little of both. Christmas songs on the radio. Awesome. Cars driving by. The windows are open today. Fifty-four degrees so far today. A flock of…
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Ten Things of Thankful – Couldn’t Help Myself Edition
I couldn’t help myself. Over the last couple of months, I’ve become so accustomed to looking for the positive moments in my weeks, that I couldn’t help but sit down on Friday night and start my TToT list. But there’s no TToT linkup for an entire fortnight. Everybody has holiday things to do and that’s wonderful.…
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About a Christmas List
The other night as I supervised Zilla’s bath time routine, we chatted about all things Christmas. At some point, the conversation turned to Santa. I realized that with a mere week until Christmas, my child had not really talked much about Christmas presents. Me: Zilla… Z: Yes, Mom? Me: Zilla, did you write a letter to…
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Wordless Wednesday – Windows
I just read May’s latest post over at Achieving Clarity and it led me here… The video comes from Half Cut Tea, a two-man team who travel the country creating profiles of artists in short documentary films. I looked at a couple of the videos and just loved them. I will be going back to…
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Ten Things of Thankful – Putting Up the Tree Edition
If it weren’t for the Ten Things of Thankful hop, I think my blog would be in hibernating mode. I want to post lots of great things, but it’s been kind of crazy around here since Thanksgiving so I’m not getting in as much write time as I would prefer. Or anything else time, really.…
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Focus on Trying to Get It Together
Ever feel like you just can’t quite pull yourself together? I’m having a big spell of that right now. Ever since going down with the stomach virus after Thanksgiving, I just can’t seem to get myself back in a groove. Anywhere. Work, home, writing, chores – you name it, I’m feeling out of it. As…
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Ten Things of Thankful – Back in the Saddle Edition
I totally missed the TToT party last weekend. And I mean missed in the sense that on Monday I realized the weekend had come and gone and I was not part of it. I went down like a ton of bricks the Saturday morning after Thanksgiving with THE worst stomach virus I think I’ve ever…
