Christmas

Mom, Where is Darth Vader’s Head??? (Or, Adventures in Putting Up Our Christmas Tree. Twice.)

We bought a Christmas tree on Tuesday.

So far, so good.

After the recent snowstorm, all the trees in the lot came with a free dusting of snow and ice, so we set it up…

Would You Rather: The Christmas Edition (Part 1)

One of my kids’ favourite games is Would You Rather. We’ve played this on road trips and family walks and it’s not uncommon for the card game version to make an appearance when guests…

Christmas, Favourite Things, Holidays, Random
Dec, 06, 2023
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Farwell to NaBloPoMo + Top Five/Bottom Five Christmas Songs

I can’t believe this is the last day of November. Where did the time go?

Thank you to everyone who showed up in my little corner of the internet during NaBloPoMo and thank you…

Blogging, Christmas, Holidays, NaBloPoMo, Top Five/Bottom Five
Nov, 30, 2023
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I Don’t Have to Write A Newsletter (Or, Good Things I Will Not Be Doing This Christmas)

I don’t have to write an annual newsletter. Never mind the fact that I’ve written an annual newsletter to go out with our Christmas cards for well over a decade. Tradition does not mean…

Christmas, Holidays, Mental Health, Minimalism, NaBloPoMo, Time Management
Nov, 21, 2023
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