A box of pink golf balls, perhaps?
The other night, I did something that sent Leah into a 30 minute tantrum. There was sobbing, wailing, accusations, and finally, a decent resolution. What caused all the drama? No, I didn’t forbid her...
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It’s officially December! Ben asked me this morning, “Does this mean it’s Christmas?” and I said, “No, but Christmas is this month.” Then he asked, “Does that mean tomorrow?” Hmm. Might be...
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The Reason for the Season
For the last couple years, I’ve been meaning to come up with some way to count down the days before Christmas with the kids. I’ve put it off, and I’ve put it off…until I came across this project in...
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Great for nibbling, and munching, and gobbling up.
My mom is a Christmas cookie crazy woman. (By the way, if you’ve noticed that Mom is being featured heavily, it’s because she’s been staying with us until she’s done working and can join my dad out...
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Toys R Us is looking pretty good right now.
Last year I found the blog Design Mom. If there’s anyone to make you feel insecurity about your own momminess, it’s this chick Gabrielle Blair. She’s a big deal in the blogging world (which means...
View ArticleThis year we’ll get each other boxing gloves.
Really, it’s my fault for falling for it every year. It has happened, without fail, for that last five years (at least) that about 6 days before Christmas, Aaron turns and looks at me and says, “So I...
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Growing up, the stockings were one of my favorite parts of Christmas. Maybe it was because we were allowed to “open” them without the parents being awake, and we could dig in as soon as we woke up.Â...
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Just Now Coming Up for Air
Usually by the time the wrapping paper & twist ties have cleared, a Christmas gift theme emerges from the rubble. This year, as we spent the day dodging this (which Aaron’s been wanting for a...
View ArticleRobbing my kids of joy…one holiday at a time.
This isn’t really what I pictured when I mentioned that I may start doing some “hot topic” posts. But apparently Halloween is a bit of an issue for me. I have written past posts about why my family...
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