Posts Tagged ‘Christmas’
We got a Furby for our daughter for Christmas. It looked cute and she begged. It was the biggest toy-purchasing mistake thus far in my parenting career. Don’t let it’s cuteness fool you, that thing is evil. After nearly two months of Furby ownership, I am now a Furby expert and it is my expert [...]
This is one of those experiences that will really only be funny about 10 years from now. I am still in recovery mode. I don’t write these stories to gain sympathy, but to laugh at myself and hope that someone will laugh with me. Because really, if I don’t laugh, I may need a padded [...]
I only have a few small requests for this year. I’ve been good in the sense that I haven’t drawn on any walls recently or dumped any Q tips all over the house. I save that naughtiness for the children. As far as my motherly duties are concerned, I try to only yell at the [...]
I gather my rambunctious crew for our nightly advent calendar. It is a new tradition, one I started last year in an effort to bring more of the spirit of Christmas into our home. Mr. Baby sits happily on the couch for 1.2 seconds before he starts asking for his advent treat, a homemade chocolate [...]
I lay in bed on Christmas morning listening to my children. They are downstairs joyously going through their stockings. “What time is it?” One of them asks. “Is it time to wake up Mom and Dad yet?” Someone else proclaims. “I think it’s like 8 o’clock.” “No way, the clock in the kitchen says 6:40. [...]
So, I couldn’t decide on a title for this post. I also couldn’t decide on a format. And really, there’s not one coherent subject that I am about to cover. So, good luck! A. Creative parenting So the other day, Mr. A, who is working very hard at becoming a teenager, comes home from school [...]
I have seen some seriously cute pictures of babies with Christmas lights on Pinterest lately. And since I happen to have a baby AND Christmas lights, I HAD to try. I kept forgetting to shoot during the day, so these didn’t turn out quite right because the lighting wasn’t quite right, but it was still [...]
I wish I could tell you that this list will be full of wishes for world peace and help for the needy. But the truth is, I’m selfish. Sometimes, I want things, and sometimes I want things for other people, but only people I know. At least I’m honest, right? 1. I want to get [...]
I don’t know about all of you, but the post-Christmas disaster seemed worse than usual this year. I suppose you could say that it represents how much fun we’ve had. We have had a wonderful time this year. It’s been full of love, family and generosity of others. I’ve been filled with so much gratitude. [...]
I like Santa, but I like him from a distance. I’m not a big fan of standing in long lines so that I can torture my small children by making them sit on a big hairy stranger’s lap. I don’t find it fun. But this year, we decided to take the kids to see Santa. [...]
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