christmas: It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - 12/05/09 01:40 PM
It's beginning to look at lot like Christmas, Everywhere you go.... (Can you hear it playing?)A week ago I was still feeling very "bah, humbug" and not anxious to do much of anything holiday related.  But, this week I put a serious dent in our Christmas shopping, the kids were in a Christmas Musical at our church, my husband got the exterior lights up, I took the kids to see Santa, and today it snowed!  Most of these pics are from my evening drive to enjoy the snowy sites of a wonderful little town that is all dressed up for the holidays.This combination seems to … (2 comments)

christmas: LivingInLoCo: All I Want For Christmas Is To Save Landfill Space - 12/01/09 11:04 AM
All I want for Christmas is to Save Landfill Space.  Can you help?Yes, Trash and the Holidays go together.  Think of what the streets and dumpsters in your neighborhood look like on "trash days" for the days and weeks after Christmas.  It's been said that between Thanksgiving and New Years, Americans throw away an extra MILLION TONS of garbage EACH WEEK.  Really?  Ya gotta be kidding me.But, then again, think of the wrapping paper we purchase just to wrap presents and then unwrap them and throw it away.  What about all the boxes we ask for from retailers - again, just to … (3 comments)

christmas: When they can't hear the jingle bells... anymore - 12/28/08 09:18 AM
Do you know the movie Polar Express?  Remember how the kids who believed in Santa could hear the jingle bells and the grown ups, who no longer believed, couldn't hear the jingle bells any more?  It's sad, but when your kids reach that age, it can seem like a little magic disappears from your holidays.  I wonder how other families adapt to this changing dynamic... but in our household, we managed to keep some surprises even after the jingle bells stopped ringing.A tradition in our household is practical jokes.  Every year, we pull some prank on our boys.  This year, as … (1 comments)