Archive for December, 2008
goodbye, 2008
Linda over at All & Sundry does a meme at the end of the year that sums up all that’s happened; ever since I started reading her blog I’ve loved the ritual: the neatness, the tidy summary of all that life had been in a year. So this year when she opened it up to all [...]
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Tags: 2009, Happy New Year
merry & bright
I search back and I think of my best Christmases when I was young: the year my dad built the giant Barbie mansion for us all; the year our parents told us we were going to Disney World; the year I got a new bike; the year I was sick and got to stay home [...]
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Tags: Christmas, parenting, traditions
Secret Santa Spin!
This post is for a special Christmas edition of the Spin Cycle. Within it, I get to share some love I have for my friend Heather over at Riding the Short Bus.
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It’s pretty special that I drew Heather’s name out of Jen’s Spin Cycle hat, especially as the Spin Cycle was how I discovered her [...]
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Tags: Secret Santa, The Spin Cycle
in anticipation…
Enjoy this beautiful night.
When we were first married, Jimmy and I always attended the 11pm service at our church. I love that service: the sacred quiet of a dark, snowy world; the shadowy church, illuminated only by candles; the simple, song-filled service as we collectively wait for Christ’s birth; the burst of light and song of [...]
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Tags: Christianity, Christmas, Mary Did You Know?
watching the clock wind down
When I was young and in school, the week prior to the Christmas holiday was rife with distraction. Not much work would get done as we were all busier making paper Santas and gorgeous beglittered ornaments for our parents’ tree. It mattered not a bit though; what was there to do other than decorate paper [...]
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Tags: Christmas, hectic preparation, parenting
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