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- Tree Lighting
Last night we went to Kenmore City’s annual Christmas tree lighting down at the city hall. We weren’t quite sure what to expect since this is only the second annual Christmas tree lighting. We pretty much suspected that Kemore City would send a custodian out to plug the lights in while someone else held a […]
- The Elf on the Shelf
Our elves arrived yesterday… We came home from Target to find them sitting under our tree. At first, we were not sure of what their purpose was, but after reading the book we realized they are Santa’s helpers, sent to be his eyes and ears to decide whether or not our children will be on […]
- Black Friday 2011
This year in support of our 99%, we chose to boycott Black Friday sales (no, that did not prohibit us from looking at the ads for the deals). This was the first black Friday in years where we have not counted ourselves among the early risers hustling through the Targets and Toys R Us stores […]
- Books
This December we’ve decided to start a new tradition.  Last year I read about a family who ended each December day with a book and hot cocoa by candle light. This mom had taken the time to wrap 24 Christmas books and each night one of her children chose one from the collection. Together they […]
- Thanksgiving 2011
It was quiet, peaceful, full of love, affection, laughter and fun. It was just the four of us, and it was lovely. To-do List Breakfast Ads Hot Tub Gingerbread Nap Eat (Gigi created our tablescape) Eat a second helping(I realize this was not on the list. in the interest of not humiliating the […]
