(aka…”coming up for air”) we’ve been super busy. a good kind of busy, though; one that leaves you achy by 7 pm where you collapse into bed and sleep hard all night, then enjoy all the activity of the next day. it’s been a fantastic advent adn christmas and we continue to celebrate, so i
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…a cozy family christmas. Merry Christmas! I hope all of your Christmases were blessed! Enjoy this season of Christmastide!
we’ve been under a thick, heavy blanket of snow since early last week. it’s thursday, and i haven’t left the house since last saturday. neither have the boys. the wind chill has been in the single digits, so sledding has kinda been out of the question, kenny has had horrible commutes to work which means
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Our creche was set up last week (Rowan added the silvery decorations). Baby Jesus is hidden somewhere in the house (the boys hide him) and he’ll appear on Christmas morning in the manger. The three Magi are making their way slowly from a far away room (the boys also hid them…I hope they remember where
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i remember the day that rowan read his first word. we were browsing the www.bobbooks.com web site and i pulled up one of their cartoons on the computer screen. he sounded out the words and read a sentence without my prompting him at all. we danced around in joy and i ordered his first set
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i’m not a fan of being woken in the middle of the night. and that’s exactly what it feels like when i crawl out from under our warm flannel sheets and down comforter at 6:00 a.m. these mornings. i love the morning silence, but the cold…the dark….. i have to ease into these mornings. keeping
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i love making cookies for christmas. imagine my excitement when i was invited to include some of my favorite christmas cookie recipes at my friend Alison’s blog. wanna join in? i’m sure she’d love your favorite recipes too! so the next few blog posts will be christmas cookie recipes. the first recipe is one i
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happy st. nicholas day to you! Almighty God, who in thy love didst give to thy servant Nicholas of Myra a perpetual name for deeds of kindness on land and sea: Grant, we pray thee, that thy Church may never cease to work for the happiness of children, the safety of sailors, the relief of
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