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When you’re an Altar Boy in an Eastern Orthodox church, you get to pass out hundreds of dyed eggs on Easter Sunday. Hundreds. Did I mention that they’re all dyed red?? Yes, it does come off, eventually. Love our traditions and how they’re passed on down to new generations. Take a moment to think of […]
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Egg dyeing, it’s a Process in our family. And I have to admit that Ken coached the kids through it this year. Note how, he was a Smart Daddy and used Alex’s old baseball shirts?? That was due to the Red Dye Incident a few years ago, when he dropped a bowl of Greek Red […]
posted in: Books, Family, Holidays, Things We Do, Twilight
Kata’s First Grade teacher gave the family a fabulous assignment : to build a Leprechaun Trap. Now, some of you have probably gone through this ritual. We haven’t and we’re so glad that with three kids, we are sure to hit every possible holiday celebration out there! I started by googling “leprechaun trap”. Who knew […]
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I wanted to do one post for January, because our December was So Chock Full O’ Stuff. And what better post than to focus on the one thing I despise about January. I’m sure you can guess. It’s true, I hate the snow, the ice, the tediousness of school starting and then stopping so we […]
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Christmas Morning. Kata was the first one up and she’s usually our last to rise. She was quickly followed by Alex. Note the blue light coming through the windows. That’s called “dawn”. I’m usually not familiar with its lovely colorful tones because I don’t greet it. The kids were told they couldn’t “touch anything”. I’m […]
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Oh, it’s Christmas Pageant Time. Our fifth one and hey, my second one as eh gads, (informal) Director. There’s truly not too much to direct when you have talent like this at your fingertips. Note the expressions, yeah, method acting for sure. Kata and Bella are on the far left (above picture). But, look at […]
posted in: Creative Outbursts, Family, Holidays, Things We Do
“Having a sister is like having a best friend you can’t get rid of. You know whatever you do, they’ll still be there. ” ~Amy Li As an Only Child Mom who watches her children interact with each other every day, I find myself assisting in the negotiations of hourly battles and I have to […]