Mark the days and weeks leading up to Christmas exciting and memorable activities Written by Emma Durand-Wood Half the fun of Christmas is the anticipation. That’s why we’re chomping at the bit to put up our decorations by this point in November! And of course, having kids brings a whole new … [Read more...]
The First Batch of Christmas Cookies
Today is a snow day, and so one my kids has gone back to bed and the other one is working quietly on a massive box robot in the living room and yet another one of my kids is eating bananas and watching Little Bear. My husband called me from the drive to work, telling me that he was driving behind … [Read more...]
November Blues
It was with a sense of near-panic that I realized that everyone in the house was sick this weekend - it would throw our whole Christmas schedule just off. Which makes me feel like such an adult, really, that I now view major holidays not as an awesome good time, but instead as one big stressful … [Read more...]
The Day Before Christmas
The Baby calmly accompanied her older brother and sister on their Christmas shopping trips this weekend - The Girl went with me and The Boy with his dad and The Baby caboosed along behind cheerfully enough. We (and this was, in retrospect, very stupid) did not even think that she'd be interested yet … [Read more...]
The Revenge Of The Marshmallow
I made marshmallows yesterday, which resulted in some drama that I wrote about earlier (in short: my husband accidentally knocked the pan on the floor, I briefly debated being mad and then changed my mind when I saw my husband's stricken face. The end.). But wait! There was MORE marshmallow-related … [Read more...]
Eleven Dozen Cookies, Dagnabbit!
Ahem. I went to a cookie exchange party Saturday night. Now I have ELEVEN DOZEN cookies in my pantry. Argh. Sorry, no pictures of the cookies, oddly enough; just the guests getting silly. That's me on the right showing off my pot belly. UGH. And they're all good. And one woman even gave us … [Read more...]
Oh, The Weather Outside is Frightful…
...and the to-do list is NOT delightful! If you're like me, you probably find yourself IN CHARGE of Christmas arrangements every year. Let's face it, moms are the CEOs of the family, and I don't know about you, but I don't have an administrative assistant to delegate to! So, come December, I find … [Read more...]