What a wonderful Christmas celebration we had! Bill and I were up before the boys and had time to shower and make breakfast before the boys padded to the living room. Mason’s stocking was filled with Simpsons and Batman mystery Lego minifigs and a new ornament and Walker’s with Fantastic Beasts and an ornament as […]
Our Christmas eve was nice and quiet day. Bill and the boys helped set up the luminaries with the Boy Scouts at church and we had Chinese food for dinner. We took some time to rest after dinner and then we went to Midnight Mass, one of our favorite traditions ever. The church was aglow […]
Meet Zach. Zach is Jessica’s boyfriend and she is one of my favorite baristas at Starbucks. Over the last few years, we became friendlier after I put two and two together that she was the cantor at church who sings like an angel. A few weeks ago, she asked me if I would pray for […]
Today is the way we said goodbye to my 2014 Toyota Highlander. I won’t eulogize her but I will say she was a good car. In fact, I called her my good luck car. Despite several mishaps, she served us well and kept us safe. However, all good things must come to an end and […]
I’m predictable. I have to hope it’s not boring for those teachers and friends on our Christmas gift list because once again I made them granola using my standard recipe. I’ll forget by next year how much we gave and how many bags I packaged so for the record, I’ll post it here. Signature School […]
We think you’re great So we left you a plate. Fill it up with a treatThis afternoon when you meet. ::: Please bring your plateto the faculty meetingand enjoy snackscompliments of the PTSA. Liz and I have been in cahoots organizing monthly mailbox treats for the teachers. For December we planned a sweet and […]
For months and months, we have been reminded of the date December 11, 2018 as today is the soonest Walker could get his driver’s license. Months ago he completed all the prerequisites including the written and behind the wheel tests so all that remained was presenting the paperwork and paying the fee. Bill scooted out […]
SPOILER ALERT At Bill’s office Christmas party, the staff shared their favorite memories in a game format. If you wish to play along and try to figure out which were Bill’s, read this post here first. This is the answer post! 1. Every year we would attend Mass together on Christmas as a family. Once […]
The annual Hebron Christmas party was hosted by Dr. Shuka this year. Due to her husband’s busy travel schedule and the loss of her mother this year, she hosted at a local Greek restaurant. The space was beautifully festive and it was a lot less stressful for her than readying her home. We had the […]
Last night I heard the boys mention picking up their shoes. It gave me pause and then I realized. They were not picking up their shoes for the sake of a clean house. They were picking up their shoes to place them in front of the fireplace. This year St. Nicholas left them each a […]