at the Owlhaven. S’truth.  Sadly.
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(originally published Christmas 2006) ——— This evening while wrapping the first gifts of the Christmas season, I once again caught myself thinking very un-Christmasy thoughts. During my first gift-wrapping session each year, with a feeling akin to superstition, I make sure to wrap at least one gift for each person in my family before...
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I clicked on this AOL/ Good Housekeeping story about Christmas wreaths and found the adorable wreath below. Isn’t that a brilliant idea?? Maybe I will assign one of my kids to spruce up a wreath of ours is a similar way. Technorati Tags: Christmas wreath
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You know how yesterday I was telling you I had at least 17 more presents to pull together for a bunch of really nice people?  Well, I had a food-gift in mind, which I then assigned my kids to pull together for me, complete with packaging, labels and ribbons.  I wasn’t sure how many...
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I am one of those nutcase people who gets up insanely early to shop the deals on the day after Thanksgiving, also known as Black Friday. Here’s an updated version of post I wrote in 2006, sharing some of my best strategies for getting the most done on that most crazy of shopping days....
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BooMama is once again hosting the Christmas Tour of Homes. Here are some pictures of our home all decked out with twinkles. First, some favorites of young children in our home. The carousel sings different Christmas songs and twirls around, and the Santas, of course, come apart to be stacked together. Here are some...
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I have been the happy recipient of several different toys to review– a huge blessing since this year we have ten children to shop for. I wanted to tell you about each of them. First up is a 400 piece box of K’nex. I am a big fan of K’Nex. My teenaged boys have...
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Do you have a short string of mini Christmas lights that doesn’t have a home this holiday? Try stuffing the whole string of lights into a canning jar with just the plug end sticking out. Plug it in and set it on a shelf or a windowsill and you have a lovely spot of...
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Thanks to everyone who added to the Blessed Nation discussion. If you haven’t read them, go check them out. Carrien’s comment was especially helpful to me. I also got lots of helpful answers to last week’s Opinion Saturday -Affordable Family Outings question. There were two ideas that immediately went onto my to-do list, this...
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Luke 2 The Birth of Jesus Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a...
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