Ane took a ten-minute nap in the car yesterday. That was IT. We had been at the mall, trying to get some odds and ends Christmas shopping done – a gift card here, a small thing there, one last stocking stuffer – and by the end of it, Ane was dragging and she was in [...]

Is this not the cutest Mary you have ever seen? Yes, I’m biased. Last Sunday was our church’s annual children’s Christmas program. The preschoolers sang two songs – “No Room at the Inn” and “Happy Birthday Jesus” – while dressed up in nativity costumes. When my mother talked to the kids about dressing up some [...]

I had my annual eye exam last Monday. I’ve been going to the same optomotrist since I was 13, so it’s always interesting to go in and chat once a year. However, Monday was the big torrential rain and flood day around here, so instead of dropping Tad off at my parents’ house while I [...]

Here it is, as promised, our Christmas tree (sans tree skirt – I haven’t opened that box yet). This is the first year in, um, EVER, that we have had to purchase a tree. As some of you know, the Webmaster’s family owned a Christmas tree farm and business that was started by his grandfather. [...]