Mexico in Pictures
We took several hundred photos while in Mexico. Some I will share with you when I do a series of posts about some of our experiences (come back next year to see these). Hope you enjoy this brief tour! …
We took several hundred photos while in Mexico. Some I will share with you when I do a series of posts about some of our experiences (come back next year to see these). Hope you enjoy this brief tour! …
All I want for Christmas is to skip the whole thing. I’m not looking forward to it. At all. I have reasons. Darn good ones too. So why don’t you hear me out before you label me “Scrooge” and move on? Reason #1 Last year my mother was in the hospital at Christmas. This year …
A holiday is when you don’t have to go to work. If that is the true definition, every person who is retired from employment, or unemployed, experiences a holiday each and every day of the year. Merriam-Webster says a holiday is “a special day of celebration when one is exempt from work or specifically a …
A great irony greeted me. The source was flesh of my flesh. Traditions that had been acclaimed as unchangeable fell beneath the barrage of personal plans. A son of mine was incensed when I mentioned to him last year in December that things were changing. The kids were becoming adults. Soon, the family Christmas traditions of …
What sort of food is traditional fare for your family at Christmas?
Some of you will call me Scrooge. Some of you will second my sentiment. A handful of you might gasp. Others may nod (unless someone is watching). The truth is: I hate putting up a Christmas tree. I heard the gasps. Really. I prefer it to the tirade I received from my youngest son a …
What sort of things does your family do when gathered together for Christmas?
Two weeks before Halloween, I walk into the local WalMart to purchase some mums. Through the sliding doors and into a time warp. Five artificial trees decked in lights sparkled to my left. Ahead, rows of wrapping paper, greeting cards and ornaments announced the Christmas season. Uh, what was I looking for again? Suddenly, I’m overtaken by …
No snow flurries accompanied the holiday bustle this year, but that didn’t stop the flurry of activity. Whenever my sons come home for the holidays, things get a little more boisterous around the house. What’s not to love about being awoken from a deep sleep by your son yelling – at his computer game? Okay, …