...OT for dieters, but oh my! Even better the next day. It reminded me of Red Lobster's Cajun Chicken Pasta. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve with the family. I will be so glad when this holiday season is over. Try as I might I have not been able to get i...

Merry Christmas Eve! Here are some photos I captured while in Miami. Hopefully they give you some warm thoughts while it's cold outside.

My kids’ school asked if we could use a hamper for Christmas. Sure! I said, with the four kids and the budget that is tight every month, never mind at Christmas, I could use that help. The organizer sent me a questionaire asking faves of the kids, ...

I wish you all a very merry christmas and happy newyear. Won't be blogging for the next 2 weeks as I'll be enjoying the holidays to it's full extent ;-) Have fun everyone!! Image from Tsk Tsk...

It's Christmas Day. The stores are closed. And yet the best gifts could cost you nothing and each one worth a million dollars. A Hug,A Smile,A Kiss,A Touch,A Memory shared between usThat means so muchA Song,A Joke,A Compliment or two,A Conversation,,T...

...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 [...]...

Rather than the plethora of Seasons Greetings vs Happy Christmas cards, xmas virals and the outrage of ‘how little money actually goes to the charity from most charity card sales’ I thought we’d share this selection of very creative busi...

The latest headlines from the North Pole’s yearly newspaper ‘NP Times’ NP Times Rudolph pregnant after drunken night out...

So it’s Monday and time for pictures. And while I have The Outtakes of the Christmas Card Photo Shoot to share this week, today I have a delicious newborn to share. Say hello to beautiful Lily, ten days old. And look at her sweet smile in the last f...

A Little Christmas Cheer

Beberapa hari yang lepas saya menerima emel daripada Santa…sila lihat emel di bawah: armier, T’anks for joining Santa Sal Christmas Giveaway It’s a good move on your part. To download your gifts visit: Clik here For your records: Your Lo...

So, on Thursday was the first storm, and oh, how wonderful and sweet I thought it was. Wow, we haven't had a white christmas in awhile. Michael come and look at the snow. I didn't even mind having to dig...

The latest headlines from the North Pole’s yearly newspaper ‘NP Times’ NP Times Rudolph pregnant after drunken night out...

Maybe not. Well, I did sort-of up and disappear there, didn't I? In the meantime, Thanksgiving has come and gone, cooltoddler has turned 2, Christmas has come and gone, and it is a shiny brand new year. In keeping with...

In a serendipitous Harry Potter-themed post to follow from my last, Leaky Lounge is featuring a Christmas Harry Potter podcast, first of two parts published today. The Leaky Cauldron and Mugglenet have long been J. K. Rowling's favourite Harry Potter....

A week back I had held this blog’s first contest to reward 5 readers on Christmas by giving them free ad spots on this blog. The contest was over yesterday and today I have randomly selected the winners. They are: 125×125 ad spots: Adam McKerl...

You know its cold when your car and home windows are covered with snow and ice...from the inside. But no matter. Nothing says "Story Time" like a cold January winter.The three books I received for Christmas:The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology o...

Peace, Joy, Hope...

Just before Christmas, Canada lost one of its greats - jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, who recorded with everyone from Charlie Parker and Louis Armstrong to Ella Fitzgerald and Nat King Cole. Peterson, however, was, in his own way, a geek whose enthusiasm fo...

Oh, come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant!Oh, come ye, oh, come ye to Bethlehem;Come and behold himBorn the king of angels:Oh, come, let us adore him, Oh, come, let us adore him,Oh, come, let us adore him,Christ the Lord.

To all you folks doing your little snow dances so we’ll have a white Christmas - it’s okay, you can stop now. We have enough snow. No seriously, stop, please. Here’s the view from my balcony, during the fall and during the...

4″ x 6″ watercolors in 12″ x 14″ frames, $175 each ($10 per painting donated to www.stopglobalwarming.org) Click here to see picture of framed paintings. See all artwork available for sale. Who [...]

From my family to yours, We hope you have a beautiful Christmas and wonderful New Year! I am thankful for the new friends I've made and the ones who've been with me through the many joyful seasons of this past year. Thank you! With Love Rebecca ...

I am, indeed, NOT Smarter Than a Fifth Grader. My fella’s son brought over the home game version that he got for Christmas. We opened the box. I read the directions. Dang it. I just couldn’t figure out how to set up the game. And you know what...

Social media can be used to achieve Endless ROI - welcoming your calls each Wednesday at 3 PM Eastern to talk about how you use social media and answering your questions.Wishing that I could be in Boston for the Utterz meetup with Chris Heuer. Forgot to m...

Musical Christmas greeting Have a good and merry time with all your loved , near and dear ones!

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...

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...t exercise are the ones who even bother to check.Just like my 45 year young friend Lai Choo who had a heart attack and died on Christmas day.If a 35 year young million dollar professional footballer can drop dead during a game, what are your chances of av...

I have been so busy over the holiday period, that I haven't made anything new...that changed today :D I bought some beautiful Czech glass rectangle beads just before Christmas, multi-green swirls with a matte finish, and have had so many ideas for usi...

Forget, "Happy Holidays", tell everyone you meet, "Merry Christmas"!You may use this post if the following is included: “This material was provided by MTM Freelance Writing. Professional SEO content creation and freelance writing se...

I'm desperately trying to restore some order around my house! While I managed to get all this stuff put away, I'm still trying to find the island in our kitchen which is covered with school forms, old homework, mail, catalogs, crumbs, Christmas ca...

And stay out of the drunk tank!

Ay, ay, ay, it’s Christmas!!! Merry Christmas folks!!! Best wishes for you! Feliz Navidad! Frohe Weihnachten! Joyeux Noël! Καλά Χριστούγεννα! (Or: write it in the language you want!) Happy Blogging! Evi addthis_url = 'htt...

You Should Have a Gold Christmas TreeFor you, the holidays represent a time of optimism and wealth.You definitely have a generous spirit, and you give a lot during the holiday season.You really go over the top for Christmas. Everyone on your list gets a g...

is that it ends at some point. I can’t be one of those people who leaves the lights up on the outside of the house year ’round. I rant about those people. My tree wouldn’t last much longer, considering its wimpy, thin branches dropped...

During Christmas week the lingerie store windows all over Buenos Aires were decked out in pink underwear. Pink underwear bodes good luck in the coming here in this part of the world. In Mexico, we wait until New Year's to change our Fruit of the Loom,...

Happy New Year, Friends! Come on in, wipe your boots, hang your coat. Stay awhile. Here's a paintbrush/screwdriver/Magic Eraser...make yourself useful! Yes, friends, we did indeed survive the move, and hosting Christmas for my family. Now I have to go...

Come on you know you would love something free this holiday season. Check this blog out http://www.workingmomsagainstguilt.com/2007/12/no-guilt-holiday-giveaway.html

... 4 or more kids and blog all the time. I can't explain how you do it. Unreal. Alec is 5 months and Jack is 3. This years Christmas letter, the only writing I have done lately, will be posted soon.Merry Christmas!...

I got an email tonight from a friend with a link to Digital Aquariums, owned and operated by another old friend of mine, Jim Simon. Jim is a great guy - I saw him in August when I went back...

Well, I didn't exactly stick to my diet yesterday. But I did do pretty well, especially considering it was our co-op's Mom's Christmas Party last night. Lots of yummy food and alcohol to tempt me. Don't get me wrong; I definitely blew the ...

I wish you a hopeful ChristmasI wish you a brave New YearAll anguish pain and sadnessLeave your heart and let your road be clearThey said there'd be snow at ChristmasThey said there'd be peace on EarthHallelujah Noel be it Heaven or HellThe Christ...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Well, I have been silent for 2 months, as nov-dec are my teaching time … life back to seminormal now. We spent christmas in Bahamas and stayed at Atlantis, and it is amazing to see the kind of wealth being shown in that place. We took a taxi to see ...

...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...

We spent the week leading up to Christmas in London where we thought the children would be excited to see the Christmas lights, visit the museums and winter ice rinks and generally feel a bit more excitement than we get in the country. Most of it was a su...

You Are a Cranberry and Popcorn Strung Tree Christmas is all about showcasing your creative talents. From cookies to nicely wrapped presents, your unique creations impress everyone. What Christmas Tree Are You? I took this quiz three years ago...

I watch a 2 1/2 year old little girl who recently started potty training. Lani was getting seriously peaved that Ashley was using her potty. Once Ashley left for the day I put Lani's Do.ra undies on that she got for Christmas just to see what she woul...

Today, on this beautiful day, I would like to wish all my readers a Merry Christmas. Also as this year come to an end, I want to thank all my readers for your support for my blog and my plugin. It has been more than 6 months since I started blogging. Comp...

In the mold of our Iowa campaigners, Dave the Wine Merchant takes a break from commercial messages to share a Christmas story of boyhood in the Midwest

From Martin Tobias:"Santa will bring $100 oil for christmas".  That is when oil just hit over $80/barrel for the first time.  People thought I was crazy then.  Now From Bloomberg:Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil was tra...

New Year's Eve has never been my favorite holiday. We celebrate Christmas and both our birthdays in December, so by the time New Year's Eve rolls around I'm all partied out. Today, I cooked something simple, but celebratory and we are hunkeri...

This short post is just to send you (my beloved reader) my best wishes to you and your family during this holiday season. And to share a fun story that happened to me today… Being Santa Claus. You probably not know it: This is my second year act...

If there’s one thing I like better than free candy, it’s freakishly cheap candy. I’ve found some good sales. Have you picked up any good bargains since Christmas?

My husband tells an amusing story about how, one year with a previous wife, he was building a custom car. He decided, since he viewed it as “their” car, that it would be a wonderful idea to give her car parts for Christmas. Now I am not here t...

UPDATED below with yet more useless information you probably don’t want to know. In case you’re one of the people my mom and I haven’t called and you’re not my real life friend on facebook, here’s the deal from my OB appoint...

Judah, originally uploaded by Addie’s. One of the many expectant babies made his arrival yesterday (18 Dec. 2007), weighing 3.25 kgs. What a surprise! We only expected him to arrive a week from now, but nobody’s complaining!!! Welcome to the ...

Okay so I'm no Oprah, but after watching her annual favorite things show last week I thought to myself why not a gift guide for horse lovers? With Christmas right around the corner, time is running out to find just...

... my furniture and things are having that experience at the moment without me…something came up and we have to spend one more Christmas [...]...

For the past few days we’ve been listening to the debut album from husband and wife Ellen and Matt. It’s not only been a welcome reprieve from the Christmas music I’ve loved for the past 2 months but am now totally sick of, but it’...

It all becomes clear. It makes perfect sense now. The reason we make ‘new years resolutions’ is to try to prevent ourselves from recreating the events of Christmas which are still so fresh in our minds, if even just for a few weeks. Christmas ...

Hope you all have a Merry Christmas.

...o Washington, D.C. without me. So what is that... eleven states? Well, technically ten states and a whatever. Whew. Before Christmas, Jason, Anna...

Christmas cards never went out. We are still waiting on our pictures to be developed, and then I will be sending out some New Year cards. For a peak at what will be going in the cards, here is our family Christmas photo! (The one on the end is deliriou...

...it's either in a person or not...like wanting to get your hands on some hot Dodge Charger accessory you didn't get for CHRISTMAS!...

Merry Christmas to everyone. I hope everyone had a wonderful christmas that was spent with family and friends. I spent mine with holiday blues being in Gewrmany so far away from family and friends really hit hard this year. I hope everyone has a wonderful...

My friend Carrie over at UNDER THE WILLOW GIFTS makes the most adorable little billows (nope, billow is not a typo). This year I ordered two for my 11 & 7 year olds for Christmas and they were big hits. I didn't order one for my baby because I f...

For Christmas I received the book Dreaming in Code by Scott Rosenberg.  I’m about halfway through, and Rosenberg interesting point about specifications.  They are, by definition, specific (or at least they should be).  Developers will write to th...

Hi readers! Well I’m back at my desk all set and ready for 2,000 and grrrreeaat! I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas. Was it relaxing or did you have a hectic time? Mine was spent quietly (for a change). I thought I’d also show you a...

Musical Christmas greeting Have a good and merry time with all your loved , near and dear ones!

...s earlier and I don't think he'll have an easy time getting back to sleep. I'd like to wish everybody a very Merry Christmas. (Happy Festivus for the rest of ... you.)...

It’s unbelievable how fast Christmas passed by! I had a wonderful time with my family these days! I feel so happy and calm now. My mother’s anniversary, the presents, the whole holiday atmosphere got me back to childhood and it was wonderful! Now, it...

There will be no official Writers Cafe for a few weeks. We resume at the Writers Cafe on Friday, January 11th. I also hope to return to regular blogging at Grow Your Writing Business in January too. Thanks to all who have made 2006 such a wonderful blogg...

Just four more days of Christmas vacation left for Stephen so today I gave him a thrill with some homemade Magnolia* vanilla cupcakes and buttercream vanilla frosting. The cakes were nice and moist although a tad too sweet despite having reduced the sugar...

It was our first New Year spent outside Malaysia and it was great to have a ‘cold’ New Year. Being our first trip to Big Bear Mountains, it was great to behold the snow-capped mountains and awesome Christmas trees standing tall on the mountain...

...it's either in a person or not...like wanting to get your hands on some hot Dodge Charger accessory you didn't get for CHRISTMAS!...

Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays or whatever you do. Now stop being boring and go party

...ople have been in that job.” Guy Kawasaki also provides some LinkedIn hacks to hone your use of the professional network. 2) Christmas......

One of my Christmas presents from my wife was a turn table. For those of you under the age of thirty, here is a photo of what it looks like (at left). It's one of those turn tables with a USB attachment that allows you play a record, and at the same t...

My friend, Niesje, recently emailed a link to a fun Christmas carol trivia quiz. The quiz is on the Chicago Tribune website, and proved to be a tad more difficult than I would have guessed.

With a busy Christmas work schedule and a fair bit of time spent playing Metroid Prime 3 on the Wii, there hasn't been a lot of time to get new episodes of citypod posted, but rest assured we have new episodes almost ready to go and lots of great idea...

Peace, Joy, Hope...