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HDYDI: How We Celebrate the Advent & Christmas Seasons

With every post, I always have someone in mind when writing it. This one? This one is for my kids. The Advent season this year was full of a few unplanned speed bumps, some awesome memories, sibling fights, late-night movies and lots of joy. I’m learning to let go of the “perfect” holiday and to…

Last-Minute Teacher Gifts

If you’re like me and your kids have what feels like 8,000 teachers (or if you homeschool, consider this a gift to yourself) then you understand the importance of nice, frugal, easy-to-buy gifts. These can be for your teachers, the mail carrier, the UPS man (he’s like family, here), neighbors, specialists/therapists and good friends. You…

HDYDI: Find God During Advent

I must freely admit something. When the Dominican Sister’s Advent retreat was cancelled this weekend, I was in a funk. Big time. Just ask the Mister. As many of us women gathered on Friday evening to drown our sorrows in Creamy Jalapeno Dip at Chuy’s, we all said the same thing: we put all our…

Finally Thawing Out & a Dose of Perspective

So…yeah. I’ve been a little MIA the last few days because of a combination of things. But, mostly because our heater went out on Friday afternoon. You know, just in time for Central Texas’ coldest snap all season. Don’t you Midwesterners laugh – 35, rain and fierce winds is cold here. I’m a Texas girl…

Christmas 2012: Best Moments on Film

There were so many joy-filled moments during the holidays. There were also sibling fights, Wii privileges revoked, date nights, funny stories and lots of good memories. No Christmas is perfect, even if my Canon 40D says otherwise. I think when we look back on life, we’ll want to remember the good stuff, not the petty…