There is nothing, absolutely nothing, like watching Christmas unwrap itself through the eyes of your children. Last year our youngest still needed help tearing into his packages. It was a slow process, with a few presents being opened, followed by some playing and then a few more being opened. It actually took them […]
Why Elves Drink
In the years past I have painstakingly cut toys from their packaging and made sure they had any necessary batteries ahead of time before wrapping our children’s gifts. Makes for a very smooth Christmas morning — no hunting for batteries or having to cut endless wires and strings to remove a toy from […]
Dear Ebay
Dear Ebay, Thank you for helping me to make the Christmas wishes of my children come true. My son loves the Disney movie Cars. Unfortunately, it is hard to find the cars from the original movie; most stores carry the characters from the second movie, which he doesn’t like. (After all, the […]
Hand and Footprint Angels
The tiny little hand prints. The childish scribbles. Each one priceless. Each year as we go through the holiday decorations, I uncover hand print crafts the kids did when they were younger. These Christmas crafts are too precious to toss out and have become keepsakes that we hang up each year. These handprint angels are some of […]
More about the Elf Debate
A few days ago I shared with you my dilemma with the elf. Turns out, I could have saved myself some of that debate because the 5 year-old is just too smart. Yes, she was excited when she first saw our elf, and yes, I saw her showing it a picture of her […]
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