It is the tradition of the Cub Scouts to hold the December pack meeting at a nursing home with the primary intention of singing Christmas carols to the residents. For the last few years, we have been singing at a retirement home with a spacious activity room. Quite a few residents rolled in to join […]
Back when we lived in Loma Linda, we started an Advent tradition. I collected 25 Christmas and Winter themed books and wrapped them up. Starting December 1st, we unwrapped one book each night and had a read aloud. We did it religiously every season and I really looked forward to it. The last few years […]
This year’s ornaments were chosen by Bill and Mason and included a dated Precious Moments for me, Dr. Sheldon Cooper of The Big Bang Theory and Kylo Ren (the new Darth Vader) for Mason, and Tinker Bell for Walker in honor of the Spring School Play.
It was another banner Christmas here. We had a nice long break and guests to boot. Gramma and Papa arrived on Monday, December 21st. Right out the gate we took them to the Corvette Museum for a tour on Tuesday morning in Bowling Green, Kentucky. We happened to find a restaurant that met everyone’s […]
Time for the Christmas party! I popped in with a treat this time and left the game for other moms. Emily’s mom brought a Saran Wrap Ball in which she wrapped up trinkets, candy and gift cards. Here’s how they played the game: The first person with the ball starts unwrapping while the person on […]
Every year the doctors at Bill’s practice take turns hosting the company Christmas party. I had hoped that we would get a chance to attend a few more of the parties before it fell to us but something came up for the doctor whose turn it was and Bill volunteered. Stepping up at the last […]
That an eventful Christmas concert this was! The band concert preceded the vocal concert so Walker had to be at school early to warm up. Mason and I secured seats on folding chairs between the sets of bleachers and we waited. A few minutes later, Mason excused himself to get a drink of water. […]
Every year Bill surprises me a special Precious Moments ornament. This year it is entitled Peace on Earth. Mason and Bill picked out ornaments for each of the boys. I like this tradition because their own collections are growing. When they have their own trees, they will be adorned with a tangible history of their […]
There was a tremendous amount of excitement after we got home from Mass when the boys discovered that Santa had come while we were gone. He left his letter and quite a few treats under the tree. Apparently, the cookies were a hit! It was hard to settle down for the night but the boys […]
Tonight we celebrated Christmas with Kim. Customarily, we have Chinese food for dinner, a tradition we adopted when we lived in New York. This year we branched out and I made lasagna, salad and bread. Kim was our special guest. Striker made an appearance but he did not dine with us. After dinner we gathered […]