Here’s photographic evidence that Christmas may just happen for my family: Decorate Christmas tree — done Assemble nativity scene –done Set up It’s A Wonderful Life village scene — done Write and mail children’s letters to Santa — done Set…
Category: Family Holiday Time
Will Christmas Happen This Year: An Update
To keep me honest and sane. let me give you a rundown on my Christmas status: Christmas tree mostly decorated…need to take boxes down to basement storage room so Sporty Daughter does not add just “one” more ornament. Living room…
Christmas Lite
As every other mommy blogger out there, I have posted about stress and the holidays. But, what am I doing to ease my stress (thanks to my friends at https://blog.parentbloggers.com for the suggestion): – Minimizing the decorations inside and out.…
Paper or Plastic: A Christmas Meme
In honor of having most of my shopping done, here is a little Christmas Meme! Enjoy! 1. Wrapping paper or bags? BAGS2. Real Tree or Artificial Tree? ARTIFICIAL3. When do you put the tree up? MID-DECEMBER4. When do you take…
Trying to be a good Catholic parent and other musings from me
NaBloPoMo is over. I posted all but one day of November. I tried to use the schedule feature to post, but lost track of days. A valiant effort. I will say one thing…I plan on keeping up the pattern of…
Wordless Wednesday
“Just how much candy did I eat?”
Memories of Halloween Costumes Past
Last Saturday we drove to Party City to pick out some Halloween costumes. As I drove, one of my kids asked what she “was” last year. This led to a free-for-all conversation about what each of the kids wore going…
Skeletons and Tombstones in Doctor’s Office
Why would a doctor’s office feel the urge to decorate for Halloween? Do other doctors decorate for holidays? Personally, I like a doctor’s waiting room to have chairs and magazines–that’s it, no other clutter. I am not a fan of…
When Is a Child Too Old to Trick-or-Treat?
Should a child stop trick-or-treating at 12, 13, 14?? I have definitely heard the deep voice of a teenage boy behind a fright mask. Or the high-pitched voices of a group of girl friends out trick-or-treating. I have wondered why…
