Month: December 2017
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Boxing day
It is only this year that I learned what “Boxing day” means. Most Americans have heard this term and I guarantee that the majority of us just picture a boxing […]
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Christmas card 2017
Our family Christmas card this year. I’ve already heard several of my friends’ children complaining that our family has a flying saucer and their families have to take the bus. […]
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Last-minute gift ideas?
For the person who has everything… Well, I bet they don’t have THIS!
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It’s like riding a bicycle
I was talking to another parent in my son’s class about the weather being so snowy and icy outside that it was hard to walk anywhere without falling. The other […]
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Lucia madness
December 13th in Sweden is Lucia day. It’s basically a celebration of light in the darkness, based on an Italian saint who had her eyes gouged out (really gets kids […]
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My kind of jewelry
I like to wear jewelry, but I also like to be practical. Fortunately, I found the perfect necklace!
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Bless this blow torch
My husband was singing in a beautiful Advent concert that I attended this past weekend. Everything was very tasteful, old-fashioned, Christmassy, etc., until the beautiful chandeliers were lowered and the […]
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Gifts for enemies
It’s the giving season! I’ve picked out this special gift for a number of people on my enemies Christmas list! Bus driver who didn’t stop for my son and I […]