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Compromises

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

Okay, Rerun, you (sort of) win… The Webmaster did not want me to put the glass icicles on the tree this year, because he was convinced Rerun wouldn’t be able to leave them alone.  While Rerun has surprised me (so far) with his restraint regarding the tree, the icicles were being treated like lollipops. So […]



Christmas Card Miracle

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

I am busily working on putting my Christmas cards together and mailing them out (or handing them out) in bunches this week. All the cards are going out with this picture in them: This picture of the three kids is a miracle because: 1) All three kids are looking at the camera. 2) All three […]



O Christmas Tree

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

The tree is up, and a major disaster has been averted. The tree went up on Friday night to dry off, got lights on it Saturday afternoon, and then got decorated on Saturday evening. Sunday morning before church, Tad turned the tree on and the top half of the tree was no longer lit.  He […]



Tad Speaks – Peanuts edition

Monday, December 5th, 2011

Something about It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown really seized Tad’s imagination this year.  He adored watching it.  This is great for me, since I absolutely LOVE Peanuts. It was hard, however, for him to stop watching Great Pumpkin and move onto A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.  We eventually got him to move on, but it […]