Today was overcast and cold and so the snow that continued falling last night is still coating all the power lines and the tree branches and the tops of fences. It’s magical. Even our street still is covered in snow, the plows seemingly having...
This morning as I was bustling about getting ready to leave, I had to send Dom an instant message asking him to call my cell phone, which I know I had last night but had been swallowed by the couch cushions. Then we spent a busy morning going to...
As I might have mentioned before, I woke up this morning to find that it was snowing yet again. It was coming down pretty heavily; but I had an OB appointment. So we started getting into our coats and boots about an hour and fifteen minutes before...
The perfect nativity story book for Isabella arrived in the mail this week: Who Is Coming to Our House?. Simple rhyming sentences make it a perfect read-aloud. And read it aloud we have. She can handle ten or twelve times in a sitting (probably...
I grew up in central Texas. Even after I moved to Massachusetts, I went to Texas to celebrate Christmas with my family. Last year was the first year I ever had Christmas outside of Texas. And this year will be the first year I’ve ever had a...
Via Jen, an article so good, I have to pass it on, a wonderful examination of the cinematic works of Frank Capra by Rod Bennett. A couple of excerpts to whet your appetite: Some people say (they’ve been saying it since 1946) “It’s...
Yeah Christmas cards aren’t happening this year. It’s not only the time and effort; but also the expense. And I really wanted to have one with a cute picture of Bella enclosed and, well, yeah not so much. I feel a bit guilty every time I...
Please continue to pray for my mother-in-law. Dom writes an update on his blog: My mom�s situation has gotten even more serious. Her doctor is going to have to open up her knee tomorrow or Thursday; not just arthroscopic surgery, but the real deal...
I’ve been slowly pulling the Christmas decorations from the basement. On Sunday night I set up the nativity scene. Yesterday I hung a couple of garlands, one in the kitchen and one in the dining room. And I set up a Christmas candle and a...
You know you’ve been playing too much Free Rice when your husband looks at the rice-encrusted toddler at the end of the meal and quips: “That’s about a dozen correct words.”
