Advent: The Nutcracker

For years, my mom took me to see the infamous Nutcracker ballet.  It was one of the highlights of the Christmas season.  The Amarillo Ballet can definitely compete with the big boys and you can thank philanthropist Sybil Harrington for that.  Favorite Nutcracker ballet story?  One year, my dad accompanied us.  During intermission, he leaned…

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Happy Halloween 2010!

Tonight/today sure was a load of fun.  Our neighbors had a rockin’ Halloween/one-year-old birthday party for the newest member of their family.  Can I tell you again how much I love our neighborhood? Then, it was off to the convent to see the Dominican Sisters to get the holiday started off right.  You see, they…

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