Well, better late than never, I guess. We finally got around to making some beach-themed Christmas ornaments on Thursday night. These were the ornaments I purchased the supplies for two weeks ago, right before The Big Nasty struck. I bought some clear empty bulbs, and, to make it easy, a bag of tiny shells and […]
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My Elves Have Been Busy Of Late
Well, we haven’t gotten our craft on yet, on account of The Big Nasty being the houseguest clearly oblivious to his unwelcome status, but at least the boys have been able to craft it up a little at school this week. On the days they’ve been well enough to attend, at least. My younger son […]
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My Favorites: Children’s Christmas Books
I’ve been pleased to find that the public library that services our new island has an ample selection of Christmas books for children, so on our last two visits, I’ve scoured the shelves, looking for titles both new and well-loved. In fact, last Friday, baby-girl had to peel me off the floor in front of […]
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Friday Updates
A. Religiously, my younger son has come home from school every day this week, shut his bedroom door for a while, and then emerged with more papers in this old pickle jar. The “papers†are our Christmas presents from him. B. As of Monday, our fridge is finally no longer leaking all over our floor […]
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Celebrating St. Nicholas Day
We tried something new today in the Island Family. We celebrated St. Nicholas Day, the holiday still celebrated in many countries on December 6, when St. Nicholas stuffs children’s boots with goodies during the night while they sleep. When I was growing up, we celebrated our own version of St. Nicholas Day the evening of […]
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Who’s Dissing Elf On The Shelf?
Last Friday, around dinner time, I found myself in Target. Yes, this is the glamorous island life I lead, spending my Friday nights driving off-island to the nearest big box stores in search of alluring sundry like vacuums. But there I was, given the rare opportunity to shop without one single small person. Netflix LCB […]