Rainbow Tree!
We put our Christmas tree up today! Although, we had another rude awakening this year–all three extra-long, heavy-duty multicolored strings of lights that we’d had for years had stopped working. So now, not only is our tree no longer pre-lit, (the original lights previously painstakingly removed by Brandon..) Our backup-plan lights are a no-go (even after a valiant effort at fixing them, by Brandon). So, we improvised! Years ago, when we were heavy into our...
Read MoreLet the Holiday Madness Begin!
It’s the day after Thanksgiving, and there’s no holding it back anymore–it’s time to unleash the holiday madness! We brought down some of the decorations, and I gave the kids a present I’d picked up for them back in June.. Some Christmas-themed Star Wars figures! I thought they were really cute, with wreaths and Christmas lights wrapped around blasters, and stacks of presents on top of lightsabers..! The kids were quite pleased with their gift, and enjoyed...
Read MoreThanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving! It certainly was for me–I got to take it easy, since we were invited to spend Thanksgiving at Steve and Sue’s house this year. Don’t get me wrong, I really do enjoy making the whole spread, but I’m the first to admit it was a lot easier when the kids were smaller (or not here yet!) Instead of getting up early to start the turkey, I played with the kids. They did some dress-up with their playsilks, and I surprised them with their new Christmas...
Read MoreLunch with Kendall, plus Thanksgiving Crafts
Kendall’s class invited family members to come in for lunchtime today, and since Brian had the day off from school, I thought it would be fun to bring him along. Brandon helpfully made lunches for all three of us, so we were ready! Kendall was very happy to see us, and Brian felt pretty special to be in attendance as the big brother. We enjoyed our lunch at the tiny toddler-sized table, and stayed until naptime. Kendall resisted her nap mat some (shocker!) but her teacher helpfully...
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