Usually I get the tree put up the day after Thanksgiving. This year, however, I’m feeling kind of non-Christmasy. We’re not really doing anything for Christmas. We convinced ourselves not to buy anything big, and...
Read MoreOur stereo receiver is broken (we’ve had it 10 years). So we should replace it. Only that’s at least $200-400. Would our old speakers work with a new stereo? Well, I guess not. So new speakers and receiver...
Read MoreWe couldn’t decide what to do about buying Christmas presents for each other this year (I like to open presents on Christmas but we already buy what we want during the rest of the year).Joel had me choose a letter of the...
Read MoreWouldn’t you nap under the tree in the soft glow of the Christmas lights if you could? Possibly Related Posts: My life as a cat All for a piece of chicken The New Dog Toy Halley loves Christine Sleep in and celebrate the...
Read MoreCats like to play with ornaments. So we have this great set of ornaments that are just styrafoam shrink wrapped with the decoration of an ornament. They are extremely lightweight, and can be batted off the tree hundreds of times...
Read MoreThe year we bought our first house and became a “Mom & Dad” to our first dog, Conia. The ornament is called “Mom & Dad”One year we learned to country dance and jitterbug (Santa and Mrs. Claus are...
Read MoreJoel bought this older Hallmark ornament for me on eBay to always remind us of the trip we took to Europe in 2001. We did take a gondala trip on the canals of Venice (singers and all), so it was very appropriate. Although we...
Read MoreFrom Peru… carved from wood, but hollow.From Ecuador … a blue-footed booby carved from balsa wood.From Egypt … in the style of the colorful glass perfume bottles. From Germany … very thin glass, depicting...
Read MoreWe are almost done wrapping presents and packing boxes to be sent afar. I think there are almost enough that I can actually box in my Christmas tree with boxes! BTW, I’m going to post several days of blogs about my...
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