We had a very nice Christmas. Quiet (as can be with 3 excited monkeys) and relaxed. I made monkey bread for breakfast. That’s one of our traditions. Everyone, except Ella because she operates on contraries, loved it! 🙂 It was a casual Christmas with an untraditional meal of grilled steak, sweet potatoes and broccoli. Ha …
Monthly Archives: December 2012
Silver Bells
Have I ever mentioned that Silver Bells is one of my favorite Christmas songs? I’m not sure I knew it all along, but lately I’ve been trying to decide which of the many traditional/classic Christmas songs are really favorites, and that one is. I also like they sacred ones Oh Holy Night and Oh Come …
Joy
Source: Uploaded by user via Rachel on Pinterest ! So this photo has been floating around facebook and pinterest. I have no idea who’s kids these are, but I must say that every time I see the photo it makes me laugh… or at least smile. Because I know that feeling. Those little people certainly …
Tears for the fallen
I’m having a difficult time coming to grips with the tragedy that happened in Connecticut on Friday. When we hear about terrible things happening around the country or world, it’s often easy to disconnect ourselves from it. But when it happens to children, the most innocent parts of any society, it can’t be shaken off. …
This n’ That
While I was doing dishes this morning there was a moment, where each child was contentedly, though not necessarily quietly occupied on their own. Qade was busily doing school, Myles was driving his pick-up truck around in circles in the house and Ella was coloring a masterpiece on a Pooh coloring book page. When I …
Baby Jesus is missing!!
I have a little Nativity set. It’s got childlike figures and some cows, sheep and a donkey. I bought it when I was teaching music at PCA to use in decorating my piano. 🙂 I like it. But it’s got some years on it. Last year, apparently, the box that I had always kept the …
Randomness
No matter how ahead of the game I feel with my Christmas shopping, I always find myself scrambling at the end. Anyone else?? I’m making broccoli cheese soup in the crock pot for dinner tonight. I sure hope it turns out well, cause it could easily become my new favorite winter recipe! 🙂 Gonna have …
It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas
Finally! Took long enough for sure! 😉 I went shopping this morning BY MYSELF!! And one of the main things on my to-do was get a Christmas tree. Our “norm” has been to get our tree the weekend after Thanksgiving, but somehow things got all backed up this year and that just didn’t happen. Then …
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