It's getting to be that time of year again, you know the one where stores want to remind you of how few shopping days you have until Christmas (today there are only 185 left). They all proclaim that you can save XX% if you buy now. I guess they are not prepared for shoppers like... Continue Reading →
Two Weeks to Go
It's a reflective evening for me tonight, as are most evenings this time of year. Chores are done; my agenda is ready for me to leap into tomorrow morning. There's nothing left to get into tonight that won't take more time than I want to give it, so here I am, contemplating the upcoming holiday.... Continue Reading →
The Christmas “Gotcha!”
When my youngest was about four years old, I signed him up for the Sheriff's Santa Program. Every year the Sheriff's Reserve would dress up one of their own and the Sheriff's deputies would drive them around to participating Carson City Nevada homes, so that the children could visit with Santa on Christmas Eve. When... Continue Reading →
Holiday Traditions
As I ponder the upcoming holiday, I think about traditions I was raised with, ones I've continued, and which ones I have created for my own family. Growing up, we went out as a family to the mountain behind our house in rural Oregon, cut down a real tree, then brought it in on a homemade tree... Continue Reading →
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