My Christmas Card Addiction

It started 20 years ago when my grandmother called and said she received my Christmas card – a whole day ahead of my mom’s card. It became a friendly competition to get the cards to grandma first so we could enjoy her bragging rights all year. Even though she passed away in 2010, I’ve kept…

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Advent & Keeping My Sanity

That must be an oxymoron, no? I can’t EVEN tell you the happy dance I did at noon last Friday when the kids got out of school. No homework! No lunches to make! No schedule! The fun will wear off in a couple of weeks, but right now it’s pretty much awesome. I have a…

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Easy Gift-Giving

I’m one of those “shop all year for gifts” kind of person. There have been too many Christmas seasons (more than I’d like to admit) where I bought a this will do kind of gift rather than a this they will love gift! But, more than that, I like to give gifts with meaning and…

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So This is Christmas

Coming in riiight under the 12 days of Christmas wire to post photos for posterity. Let’s be honest, these are probably mostly for the grandparents in our lives. But, if you like a good surprised package opener or piles of wrapping paper, this post could be for you, too. Light on the chatting, heavy on…

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