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My Favorite Gift

I received several nice gifts for Christmas this year; books, CDs, DVDs - all things I hoped to get. I've been around this life long enough that I don't need big or expensive gifts to feel loved and appreciated. A seaso…
A Happy Day

We had a very nice Christmas at my house. I was a little dubious going into it because I was really struggling on Christmas Eve. I had a headache, I wasn’t feeling well and I was overwhelmed with sadness, missing my dad…
Tacky Christmas Decorations, pt. 2

Here's my second entry in casmarie's Tackiest Xmas Decorations Contest. This entry is for the Most Crowded Display category. This is another house across the street from us. At first I thought they'd been "caned" - a v…
Tacky Christmas Decorations, pt. 1

This is for casmarie's Tackiest Xmas Decorations Contest. I'll be making two entries; the second one will post shortly. Thanks to the magic of future post, I am posting these while somewhere between Michigan and Tenness…
The Christmas it Snowballed

The year was 1966. It was a cold December in Denver, Colorado. Mom had taken my four siblings and me to church on Sunday morning and the pastor mentioned a family, living in the country on the outskirts of Denver, that …
Feeling Nothing

I’m feeling very un-Christmasy this year. It’s even worse than last year, and last year was my first Christmas after my dad died and I had just been asked to leave my job. I don’t know what’s wrong with me unless it’s j…
Speaking of Healthy Eating....

Behold my famous almond braid. This is the bread Krysten and I would deliver to our friends back when we had our mobile Christmas party on Christmas Eve. I usually make eight or ten loaves of this every December. …
Christmas Survey (because I'm too tired to be original)

I stole this from both MlleRobillard and Krissy_Cole. 1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?Lots and lots of wrapping paper, held together with lots and lots of tape, wrapped in miles of fabric ribbon. I like the unwrapping o…
Christmas Memories: The Awkward Incident in the Men's Room

We put up our Christmas tree Friday night. Brett set it up and put the lights on it and I helped him with the garland. When Krysten and Elisabeth got back from the movies, they helped put the ornaments on the tree. I un…
iPod Shuffle Christmas Quiz - TIMESTAMPED!!

Oh yes I did!! In honor of vanedave's holiday extravaganza, here's a fun little game to get you in a party mood. You don't need to have Christmas music loaded on your iPod to play; in fact the results will probably …