To My Son I Owe You One
Filed in Just Whatever, December 29, 2007, 12:03 pmOr maybe its more, I’ve lost count. A little while ago my son did a post on me and my site and I wanted to thank him. I talk a lot about my boy, he is an amazing man, and I am not just saying that because I am his mother. He has helped me [...]
All Hail Roomba
Filed in Christmas, , 10:29 amI never thought I would be the kind of person to own a robotic vacuum, I mean I’ve seen them and said “ooh I gotta get me one of those” but they seemed the things of rich folk. Before Christmas my son received a gift from his lady friend Courtney, she is a huge blogger [...]
Recovery
Filed in Pieces, December 28, 2007, 3:02 pmI spent the last two days recovering from Christmas, basically all I have done is eat, sleep and clean. It’s amazing how hard on you the holidays can be, but it was tons of fun to and I am sad its over. It goes much to fast and it seems like the recovery takes twice [...]
The Twelfth Blog Of Christmas Is About Holiday Gatherings
Filed in Christmas, December 24, 2007, 7:32 amHere it is, the last of the twelve blogs, I don’t feel relieved, I had thought I might but I have really enjoyed doing this. It has been a nice opportunity to share some of my families and my own craziness during this special time of year. Holiday gatherings is the way I wanted [...]
The Eleventh Blog Of Christmas Is About Wrapping Gifts
Filed in Christmas, Money, Shopping, December 23, 2007, 8:03 pmIt’s all winding down now the only thing left is the crying, wait no I mean wrapping. The one thing about a large Christmas is wrapping all the presents. I realized last year I left my paper at my Mom’s so this year I had to totally replenish my supply so I ended up spending [...]
The Tenth Blog Of Christmas Is About Last Minute Shopping
Filed in Christmas, Shopping, December 22, 2007, 5:36 amOkay, so I don’t know about you but I’m done, I finished my last minute shopping on the 20th which is pretty good for me because I have had years where I was out on Christmas Eve, It’s not that I’m not done it’s more like I can’t stop. I keep thinking “oh yeah I [...]
The Ninth Blog Of Christmas Is About Advent Calendars
Filed in Christmas, Shopping, December 21, 2007, 6:55 amWhoever invented the advent calendar is a genius! I think we should have an advent calendar for every month of the year. Let me explain. Every year I usually pick up a couple of those chocolate advent calendars, my kids have always liked them and my daughter mentioned getting one back in November.
When I [...]
The Eighth Blog Of Christmas Is About The Holidazzle
Filed in Christmas, Shopping, December 20, 2007, 5:25 amMy son thinks it is weird I am going to blog about the Holidazzle Parade we have here in Minneapolis but I don’t want to go. Well I have gone the last couple years, one year was so cold the snot froze in your nose and last year it wasn’t so cold but it was [...]
The Seventh Blog Of Christmas Is About Holiday Shows
Filed in Christmas, December 19, 2007, 5:34 amMy DVR is working overtime, how about yours? I have to watch the Christmas shows, I love the old How The Grinch Stole Christmas and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. My kids are as into them as I am, and then they have new ones each year, some just suck, but others are actually pretty [...]
The Sixth Blog Of Christmas Is All About The Food
Filed in Christmas, Weekly Taste Buds, December 18, 2007, 5:37 amAh now this is one of my favorite subjects. There is nothing more appealing than holiday food, just thinking about it makes my mouth water. As I said before my mother puts on an amazing Christmas Eve and day spread. She starts the baking weeks in advance, chocolate chip cookies and chocolate banana bread and [...]
