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When you’re three and a half, you get to do a lot of errands with your Stay At Home Mother. While the other two were in school, Bella and I braved a run into the Post Office. They were Fully Staffed with three windows open…welcome to the holidays…and No Line. I know, I know…another Holiday […]
posted in: Balance, Holidays, Places We Go
So last year, we enjoyed a carriage ride with Santa at the Summit Sierra Mall. But given the chance of snow flurries, blustery winds and all out blizzards in our parts, Santa wisely moved himself into Dillards this year. And I don’t blame him. Truly, I don’t. I, too, would want to be inside the […]
posted in: Family, Holidays, Things We Do
There’s nothing sweeter than unpacking things you haven’t looked at for at least a year. Like our Christmas book collection. And then you realize just how many holiday themed books can a family of five possibly have? In our case, lots and lots and lots is the answer. The process of putting up the tree […]
posted in: Family, Holidays
Since we moved here, we haven’t been with our family and friends on Thanksgiving. We do think of them as we prepare all of our favorite treats and we do try to call just to tell them “thanks” for being there for us throughout the year. Top Three Things We’re Grateful For This Year – […]
posted in: Family, Holidays
So here it is…our 2008 Holiday photo. Oh, I am sure you will all get one in a few short weeks via our Christmas Card List. And no, for the record, I have not started on the Holiday Newsletter…you can all now collectively let out a breath. I am not that organized, folks. The picture […]
posted in: Family, Holidays
It all started for us the Day Before Halloween. We had three parties to go to that day. The first was Bella’s Preschool Party. See how thrilled she was to be there in her Princess Aurora outfit?? Kata was dressed up as Alice in Wonderland, complete with required white tights, black mary janes and a […]
posted in: Creative Outbursts, Family, Holidays
Last weekend, Alex, Bella and I went to Lattin Farms…yes, the same place where we took Bella on her birthday to see her black and white cows. They had a wonderful little Pumpkin Patch going on. And as you can tell, we had a blast. The two of them rode on the Cow Train (see […]