So Much Cardboard
At this time of year, there is so much cardboard being sent here and there – what do you do with it all? When I was a kid, we had a wood burning stove, and it was well-used in the Read More …
Category: life
Life Can Be Difficult and Buying Gifts
Guys definitely do not have it easy…that doesn’t mean women do either, but life can be difficult and buying gifts for women – especially clothes – is near to impossible. In checking through clothes to answer questions for family and Read More …
Too Much Butter
How much butter is too much butter? It’s the holiday season and everything has an abundance of salt, sugar, and fat…unless it is full of alcohol units. The cookies we bought from the church fundraiser would never be classified as Read More …
Seriously, It’s Cold Outside
Keep the babies inside, seriously, it’s cold outside! The song just comes to mind, whenever I go out, this is far, far too early for single digits – or even steady days in the 30s. There are so many reasons Read More …
Not Random but Unexpected
In town tonight was our annual tree lighting event, quaintly called Dickens Night – and more formally – Charles Dickens Night). Seeing so many wonderful friends there tonight was exactly what I needed…totally not random but unexpected and a fabulous Read More …
A Merry Little Christmas
We wish you a Merry little Christmas… The parties The events The concerts The performances The miniature re-enactments The light shows The presents It will be a Merry little Christmas if you let us celebrate the way we want to celebrate… Read More …
Double Booked
What do you do when you are double booked for events, meetings, performances and celebrations during the holiday season? Do you try to go to both (or all) places and just spend a short amount of time at each? Do Read More …
Anticipating December
We are done with anticipating December. It’s timely arrival to our little towns, to our homes, and to our lives and it is here now to lift our spirit. Why then, is there such anxiety about the month? Probably because Read More …
Give and Give and Give
It is that season where many just give and give and give some more. They give what they can: their time. their efforts. their donations. their emotional support. their physical support. their creative ideas. their gifts… their thanks. their love. Read More …
Post Holiday Parent
There are three states of parenting a college student during the holidays. The pre-holiday and the post holiday parent but neither of them are like the during-the-holiday parent. The pre-holiday parent is full of anticipation and excitement. Shopping, preparing, and Read More …