Christmas
Christmas 2011 and Ending the Year…
Christmas Day was not the nightmare that I envisioned it to be. Both J. and T. were thrilled with the presents that they received (even if there were a few missing that were on the [read more]
Month: December 2011
Christmas
The Holiday Spirit
Holiday Spirit is meant to be a time of celebration with family and friends. Not making yourself crazy trying to find the perfect gift for your kids. [read more]
Christmas
I Am Stressing
I need to breathe. Breathe deep. I only slept about 4 or 5 hours last night, after staying up till almost 3:00 a.m. trying to get things done. This is not what the Christmas season [read more]
Raising a Family
Sloppy Joe Supreme
I love to cook – when I’m not being *pressured* into cooking. You know what I mean, kids nagging in your ear that they are starving, husbands complaining that you never cook anything that they [read more]
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Monday…Sucks
Today was not a good day. I went to bed Sunday evening having a semi-panic attack because I found out (via Facebook no less) that my dad and my sister and the kids had moved [read more]
Christmas
Feeling a Little Ms. Scrooge-ish
To many times I find myself feeling this way during the month of December. I hate the commercialization of the Christmas holiday, I hate that the true meaning of Christmas is just lost on my [read more]
Christmas
Slacking on Christmas
For a variety of reasons, I have been slacking on Christmas this year and have my mother and my nana hiding their heads in shame at the state of my undecorated abode. [read more]
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Been Having a Play Today…
Been having a play today with my Incredimail and Outlook programs trying to decide which I want to use on a full-time basis. I love the fact that with Incredimail I can use a variety [read more]
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Concerts and Commencements
Yesterday evening we celebrated J.’s beginning band concert and today we celebrated A.’s graduation from college! December has definitely been a month of remembered events! Last night, J. was all excited about being able to [read more]
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What An Interesting Weekend…
…I admit to having. I got to be the center of attention (always a good thing, but not exactly what I was dreaming of I have to admit) and everyone all concerned and worried about [read more]
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Counting Your Blessings
I have been in some excruciating pain the past two days. Between my back and my tooth, I haven’t known which end was up. It seems this always happens when the weather turns colder around [read more]
Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
J.’s 6th grade class had a field trip scheduled to Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia on Tuesday, November 29, 2011. I was excited about the possibility to chaperone when I learned about the field trip – I [read more]