...semester, the bad news is no new blog. I dipped into the archive and decided to bring something that will get you all into the Christmas [...]...

Christmas 2007 The Year in Review

If you have daughters, it’s quite likely that you have plenty of princess movies, books, dolls, clothes, posters, cups, plates, utensils, rugs, robes, lamps. . .  you get the idea, princess EVERYTHING around the house.  With two daughters unde...

It has been far too long since I’ve posted about a game. In fact, I think it was way back at Halloween! Deep Freeze is a game where you play a Santa-esque elf who has an ice pistol. Your job is to jump, run and shoot the baddies until they’...

...by and get something for you and your walls, OR,get some original contemporary artwork as a gift for someone in your life this Christmas...I am running a sale the whole month of December!!...

Suddenly realised that we are only a few days away from Christmas, and just for a change, I have not even started to do the cards/buy pressies/get rations.I really do seem to leave it later and later every year to get a grip. I think that one day I will a...

Christmas is coming.... It's almost here..... My brother and my niece and nephew will be here for christmas!!!! Yeah!!!

I am going to have to jump the gun on the Monday Motivation! I have to be on my game this week if I am going to get everything done. We leave in less than two weeks for Wisconsin to spend Christmas with my brother so I must get moving!1. Shop and wrap for...

You know you live in the South when you take a drive to look at Christmas lights in a convertible, with the top down.I would really like to have one good snow this year.Preferably not at the time I'm giving birth.It could at least be cold though.Thank...

Feast 171: Appetizer What was the last game you purchased? Gosh. Uh. Maybe something last Christmas? Maybe? Soup Name something in which you don’t believe. I don’t believe that crop circles are made by aliens, though a teensy part of me does wonde...

If you could grant one blogger's Christmas wish, what would it be and why? Here's your chance to write about it! How does it work? 1. Write a post on your blog describing what Christmas wish you would love to grant for a fellow blogger and WH...

Christmas can be a real challenge when you're raising quirky kids. When your kids get more out of Dirty Jobs than High School Musical, traditional toy stores can leave you in the lurch. Seriously, you want to see my kids... [[ This is a content summa...

Tate is completely incapable of keeping my Christmas gifts a secret.  Ever since the beginning of our relationship, I’ve somehow figured out what my gifts were going to be.  Not only do I have extensive detective training from all my years of watc...

I have started and saved about a dozen posts this week.  There are lots of topics in my head, but that seems to be where it all ends.  One was about my refusal to stop saying Merry Christmas.  It certainly wasn’t mean spirited, but I really just ...

...hroom battle between oldest daughter and middle daughter. 3. Drew the name of the family member I'll be making a handmade Christmas gift for. 4. Put back the name of the family...

... letters and it is so reasonably priced. Check it out. We have kept ours over the years in our photo album to commemorate each Christmas as they have grown up....

I found this cute little tree at Pyzam.com... The idea is to leave me a gift! It won't cost you anything only your time.. so don't be a grinch... gimme some presents!

Yesterday, I tried to not buy an iPod. Specifically, I tried to buy a Samsung “P2″ - 4gb, touchscreen, bluetooth, video, music. I looks sweet, has a great UI, is tiny and slim, and hits an awesome price point at $149 - perfect for Christmas gi...

...miss the nephews, especially when I am surrounded by Thomas the Tank Engine stuff.Wednesday is my last night in college before Christmas so I have to buy my secret Santa gift, catch up on some work, oh and buy some nibbles for the after class wee party.Th...

... you enjoyed looking around. Come back again any time.***************link of the day:http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/christmas/decorate-a-tree/index.html...

Congratulations Go To....Crafty Green Poet as the winner of the first Who chose the picture called ...Frosted TeaselThe mounted picture will be on its way in time for Christmas. Wednesday Wanderings starts all over again this Wednesday, so watch out for ...

Twas just weeks before Christmas, and all through the house, Was a hustle and bustle, including the mouse. The stockings were hung by the TV with care, In hopes that school holidays soon would be here; The children weren’t nestled all snug in their ...

...rrived in a big box from a goddess named Laura. I'll drink a coffee toast to you in the morning. Muchos, gracias and merry Christmas!!...

... promise that I will post and surf as often as I can. Just remember, I still love you.In other news, Randy and I got a Wii for Christmas. It is awesome. (Yes, we have already hooked it up, because we have the patience of a rabid wolf. It cannot be helped....

In the spirit of Christmas...

...details on the Stowe Snow Report page of the resort's website. Things are looking good for the big kick off week between Christmas and New Years. Now is a good time to make reservations. (c) 2007 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus Inn...

Growing up I always wanted braces, glasses, a cast — and at this time of year, a Christmas sweater. Sadly, as a straight-toothed, safety-conscious Jewish girl with 20/20 vision, I was consistently out of luck. Just click here to find out what this J...

...to have a nervous breakdown. It's been a very busy time with this whole 'lead up Christmas nonsense'. Bah humbug. So a quick catch up.....we've had ANOTHER PAGEANT - number THREE for goodness sake (photo blurred to protect the innocent ...

...ith origami? You know, that Japanese (?) art of folding paper into cute items? How about making yourself an origami bunny this Christmas?Check out this wikiHow article "How to Make an Origami Bunny".An origami bunny is not only beautiful, but it...

I've been talking about wanting an MP3 player for weeks now, and today I stumbled across a contest that might give me that very thing. If you sign up to the Trusted Travel eNewsletter between now and the end of December, you will be entered to win an ...

My list of presents that have staying power. That are educational, or developmentally helpful, or genuinely seem to be something that will get PLAYED WITH!

I hope your deers are okay.  My name is Faith and I’m writing to tell you what I want for Christmas. I want a little blue ball, and a Barbie set, and that rocking horsie and the rescue pet.  I’m really good.  I love you, Santa.  I hope you...

Every year since Dawson was born we’ve taken our Christmas card photo on Thanksgiving. We started this tradition because we figured we were already wearing our “Holiday Best”, and since we were celebrating with family there was always s...

A website called Healthy Toys is one of the hottest search terms today thanks to some clever marketing and mainstream press coverage. Writing about how to stop Christmas toys poisoning your children is always a good way to bring in millions of visitors.Th...

My friend from Washington D.C. came to visit me this weekend and, knowing how I suffer from lack of selection in the Pennsylvania wine stores, he brought me an early Christmas present. He went to Calvert Woodley (my fav. wine store in DC) and explained t...

Thanks to everyone who participated in my first “maybe annual but maybe just once” Much More Christmas Swap! The gifts should have been mailed by the end of November and are starting to show up in mailboxes across North America. I’ll...

... photos for the low price of $10. Here is how it works. Submit a photo of a room in your home, after it has been decorated for Christmas. [...]...

Oh, my poor babies. What a crazy week it’s been for this household. Last Sunday, while working on the Christmas decorations outside, we were graced with the appearance of a little stray male cat. We have a fenced in yard, but the gate was open and h...

The tree is up, the Christmas cards have been sent out, the Christmas music has been playing, the presents have all been bought... it's almost here! We have three children's Christmas parties that Elliot will be going to this year, N bought him th...

Day before yesterday, my daughter Hannah pix-messaged me this cell phone shot from her dorm room window. She said they had almost 4 inches of snow there in Cedarville, Ohio. Here in Nashville, I’ve only seen a smattering of sleet lasting about 5 min...

Is there a lawyer on your shopping list? If I’m anything like other attorneys, we’re a hard group to shop for. So I picked out a few things you might consider for the lawyer on your Christmas list. Chopsticks in your pocket To start...

Only two weeks left til Christmas and unlike last year, I miss snow. I don't miss winter lasting until March-April, but I do miss seeing snow at this time of year. When you leave a place you start to realize the opportunities that were available, fo...

After sacrificing sleep last night for Grey’s and the Interweb, I went with some friends to St Georges ‘Christmas’ Market. It had been years since I had been to the market, and although it was near closing by the time we got there, it lo...

You might actually get your Christmas cards out in time (in between submitting resumes). You have the perfect excuse not to give Christmas gifts. You have the perfect excuse not to send out Christmas cards (too busy sending out resumes). You have free tim...

Every so often, I become very conscious of how easily I fall into the commercialism that surrounds the Christmas season. I love giving and receiving gifts as much as the next guy (perhaps even more so). I just don't want...

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As if pretending to have died in a canoe accident wasn't bad enough, gullible John Darwin was really pushing the boat out by trying to pass himself off as Santa Claus to fool his kids this Christmas Imagine...fooling your blog into believing it is po...

This post is for: the hubby or boyfriend who wants to spice up his partners’ life but has no clue nor diamonds to do so… the girl who has a hubby or boyfriend like above… How to spice up your Christmas for free Bunnies and kittens like...

Over the weekend we spent some time Christmas (oops) Holiday shopping. Of course, the mall was packed and the stores were full of people making decision on what to buy the people they care about. Being so cramped with other people, I couldn’t help b...

I'm too busy to blog. It's Christmas! I'm shopping, I'm baking. I'm putting up Christmas decorations. Have you noticed that EVERY magazine you pick up these days has an article advertised on its cover about how to simplify Christmas, o...

'Tis the Season, y'all.Enjoy.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAckfn8yiAQThe tree is up.The lights are on the house.The lighted deer is in the yard (the head moves).And Jesus Christ is Lord!Blessings.

So many presents right? Hehehe ... these are NOT what I have received ..... these are the presents that I am going to give to my classmates and friends in school. Many right? hehehe ... Mum and myself love to give presents to friends during Christmas seas...

On Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving), my brain starts to slowly turn to mush, my attention span shortens considerably, and I literally stop thinking. All I hear in my head are Christmas carols, and all I want to do...

Here are some of the Mexican Christmas recipes I want to prepare. You can vote for as many as you want. The poll is on the right sidebar. I will make the ones with the most votes, or tastiest looking ones. If there is any other you might think of let me k...

Head on over to 5 Minutes for Mom they are giving away Insignia® Shelf System ~ info following is from their site: Load up your iPod or MP3 player with Christmas music and start rocking around the Christmas tree! Insignia® has an affordable complete w...

The theme for 100Bloggers this month is gifts - the most memorable we've given or received. Building on the "little" theme from my previous post, you can read my post there - When Less Feels Like More at Christmas. Photo by Nicolas Raymond

Reading about Pink Elle’s engagement and impending wedding brought back so many pleasant memories of my own. I had a flashback of my bouquets of deep red roses, an exquisite dinner with the cling-cling of wine glasses, and a memorable birthday four...

Faking it may carry you through some situations, but when it comes to Christmas tree selection, aint nothing like the real thing Fake trees may seem more convenient. They don’t shed their needles, you spend less time fighting over which tree to pick, t...

Every year at Christmas time when I teach the actual biblical texts, I have to spend a little time "correcting" the misconceptions that we have easily come to accept over the years, due in no small part to the manger...

I called Mom before bed and we chatted for about 40 minutes. She is home again after a nice weekend vacation to Indianapolis with Aunt Bev. We talked about that and about what everyone's up to and our plans for Christmas."Dad's making littl...

Are you thinking about bringing home a guinea pig this Christmas? Have your kids been pestering you for weeks or months to let them have one? You're not alone. At a Creative Memories scrapbooking event this weekend, I sat at...

Hi there! I hope all of you are doing well. Things are better here, and again, I thank all of you for your love and support. Still very busy with helping grandma out with the eBay stuff, so I’m re-running a post I wrote last year. Hope it gives ...

Ah, what a job!! cleaning out my fridge. It was a wreck. I recommend everyone wait 6 months or so to clean theirs. It was like Christmas at my house. I found 2 bottles of wine all the way in the back. That was my treat for a job well done.. Gee sh...

A scorpion and a frog meet on the bank of a stream and the scorpion asks the frog to carry him across on its back. The frog asks, “How do I know you won’t sting me?” The scorpion says, “Because if I do, I will die too.” The f...

Greetings Campers, In honor of the holiday spirit I composed this little ditty. It sounds surprisingly like a lot like the song the 12 days of Christmas. I’m sure its just a coincidence. On the first day of Hatebradyday my true love gave to he…...