Yikes, look at the calendar! So I missed posting on each day of Christmas…I can live with that.  I guess I’ll post a recap of the last three days, though it seems like a blur. Hmmm, we…ate chocolate chip cookies…watched “The Nativity Story”…drank peppermint mocha {just me}…built Legos…watched “The Secret Agent”…baked more cookies…read new books…played [...]

Yesterday, Christmas Eve, was refreshing! No busy, big meal to prepare. No rushing around. The day was spent casually baking some cookies, popping meatballs in the crockpot, mixing up some snacks, and taking it easy. After a beautiful church concert we came home to wrap presents and eat. Then it was off to bed. Wait, [...]

Christmas Eve…it’s here.  All the baking, all the decorating, all the joy and happiness and love…was it all for this one night?  Was it for tomorrow?  No, not at all.  All the prep was for every day since Thanksgiving for as long as we can make it last.  For some it will end right after [...]

Okay, so I’m not posting every single day like I had planned.  Been a little busy ’round here.  Cookie-making, movie-watching, book-reading, gift-buying, insurance-headaching, cat-nose-wiping, peppermint-mocha-drinking {and the ‘driving to Starbucks for the coffee’, of course}.  Loads to do. But I digress.  So let’s get back on track, shall we?  Monday was pretty much a lay-around-the-house day as [...]

As last Friday was the end of school and work for my family for 2009, this weekend became the official beginning of our Christmas break.  Yay!!!!!  I know it’s only been a little over two weeks since we had our Thanksgiving break, but it felt like a month.  So, in honor of our time-off, I’m [...]