December 31st 2008 – I love the idea that tomorrow I get to start over and try again. Not that anything really changes, but I like seeing a clean calendar, fresh to-do list and I honestly enjoy the sense of
Celebrating Jesus’ Birth
I read this recently and it has really forced me to think. “The spirit of Christmas needs to be superseded by the Spirit of Christ. The spirit of Christmas is annual; the Spirit of Christ is eternal. The spirit of
Polar Express Pajama Party
Today we celebrated the end of our studies of the Polar region with a Polar Express Pajama Party. It was a perfect activity for “Christmas-Eve-Eve,” and a snuggly way to enjoy a snowy morning. The kids woke up to find
A Visit From The Tooth Fairy
I remember loosing my baby teeth. Showing off a really wiggly tooth for several days then poking my tongue through the curiously empty spot between my teeth after it fell out. For my little girl it didn’t happen this way at
Power Outage!
Over the past few days our state has been hit major power loss problems. First it was the ice storm, then falling trees, and now we are having a new round of outages probably caused by the process of fixing
Thoughts on Christmas Movies
There are certain movies that you have to watch at Christmas time — it’s just not Christmas without the classic Christmas Movies, but while we think of them as primarily kids’ shows, many of them are surprisingly negative. This was
St. Nicholas
Today is officially St. Nicholas Day. This is not a holiday we usually celebrate, but after having heard of it on the FIAR boards last year, I thought it might be a fun tradition to add to my family’s Christmas season.