On Friday night, Eric and I got to go out on a date. Dates are a rare occurrence. Rarer still is the fact that we spent part of the time Christmas shopping together. Guess how many times we’ve done that since we met. (Side note: Tomorrow, December 23rd, is the 10th anniversary of the day […]
What Would It Be Like to Raise a Perfect Son?
This time of year always gets me thinking about Mary. Not just about the pictures of her we see in the nativity scenes that pop up everywhere in December, but about what it must have been like to be her. What Would It Be Like to Raise a Perfect Son? Before I go any further, […]
Top Ten Reasons to Get Excited About School Vacation
School vacation is almost upon us. A lot of parents have mixed feelings about vacations, feeling excitement over some aspects of their kids being home and dread over others. I’m not a fan of dwelling on the negative, so here’s a list of awesome things about school vacation. Hopefully it puts you in the right […]
Week 47: This Guy I Know
There’s this guy I know. He was born 10 minutes after his brother and I’m pretty sure they were mischief-makers from that moment forward. This Guy I Know In school, they would wait until the teacher left the room, then climb up on a chair and set the clock ahead so she would let them […]
Losing Faith in Humanity
I originally wrote this post several days after the Newtown tragedy. I’m sharing it today, on the anniversary of that day, unedited. My thoughts and prayers continue to be with the many families affected. Last week I saw a bumper sticker that read, “Losing faith in humanity one person at a time.” I laughed about […]
You’re Thinking of Buying Her WHAT for Christmas?!
Disclosure: Guys, this post if full of ideas about what NOT to get your wife for Christmas. However, in case you decide to ignore my advice, I’m including affiliate links to some of my anti-suggestions. You won’t pay a penny more than normal and I’ll get a small commission. The way I see it, you […]
Week 46: So Long, Pacifier!
I’ve been dreading it for months. Actually, that’s not true. I’ve been dreading it for years. The taking away of the pacifier. So Long, Pacifier! As time has gone on and Annelise has gotten older and older, I’ve known we need to bite the bullet sooner rather than later. She’ll be three in the spring, […]
One New Food: Roasted Red Potatoes Recipe (Sort of)
I’m the kind of girl who needs a recipe to follow. My hubby can just toss things in a wok and end up with delicious fried rice, but if I tried something like that it would be completely inedible. HOWEVER. The other night I made roasted red potatoes. There’s a recipe I’ve followed in the […]
Santa: Benevolent Do-Gooder or Creepy Old Man?
A version of this post first appeared on my Bangor Daily News blog in December 2012. I was sitting in the living room watching Eric and Samuel hang ornaments on the Christmas tree. White lights twinkled, the pellet stove blazed, Bing Crosby crooned in my head (we didn’t actually have music on… I’m trying to […]
My Five Favorite Christmas Books
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