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Deck the halls
I finally got our decorations up! Hope Lloyd likes it, but he’ll probably want to mess with it until it’s just right – he’s so dang jolly! God bless us, every one.
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New spot for Nativity
Someday I’ll have to take pictures up close of our Nativity set. It’s got large wooden pieces carved in some other country, and it’s very nice. My favorite pieces are Shmoo Shepherd and Stingy Wise...
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Nutty Nativity
I give you Shmoo Shepherd and Stingy Wise Man. (Look at that thing the shepherd is holding. It’s definitely not a lamb. Is it a fish? What’s a shepherd doing with a fish?) (Whenever I set out Stingy...
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No ice… update…
Well, no ice after all. Our Christmas party went well, and the kids were good. They seemed to like the movie and told me that I look like Joseph. When Jesus was born they clapped (which was cute) and...
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Happy Settlers of Walking
The weeny tree is up! It’s a $20 Target tree purchased years ago because it turns out I just don’t care about having a nice tree. I used to try and stuff garland in between the branches to make it look...
View ArticleBack to Normal
Well, Brad’s gone again. That means the heat is turned back down, the stairway curtain’s back up, it’s very quiet around here and Lloyd and I are quietly typing away at our computers. School starts...
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I couldn’t resist
One of my pet peeves is how Christmas seems to be coming earlier and earlier. Seriously, the day after Halloween WalMart was playing Bing Crosby. *sigh* But walking through Hobby Town today, I couldn’t...
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Help.
The Sommerer Family is doing a gift exchange and I was lucky enough to get my father-in-law’s name. I am the world’s worst shopper, ever, so give me some ideas. You don’t need to know his likes,...
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Decorated
Christmas decorations took a different turn this year. Lauren usually has a pretty set way of decorating for Christmas, but this season it’s been a more minimalistic approach. I like it.
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
Happy Birthday, Jesus!!! Well, we made it to Missouri and avoided the snow and ice. (‘Yay’ for leaving later! We heard about several accidents in the morning.) We’ve been to a very nice church...
View ArticleChristmas Memories
So, I foolishly didn’t take any photos today, so we’re pictureless again. I could take a picture of Lloyd and Andrew watching a movie, but that’s not exciting. How about Christmas memories? My most...
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God bless us, ev’ry one.
Brad gave us gifts! Gold, and frankincense and myrrh. No, wait. A ‘gift of rage’ for Lloyd – a poster that shows how the government spends our taxes, and for me, a delightful little guy called...
View ArticleAdvent Chapel, check.
Thanks to everyone who helped me decide which songs to use for chapel. I lead chapel yesterday at school. I’ve become pretty predictable in the format of these chapels: Lloyd says something about a...
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I like the whole Oh Come Oh Come Immanuel done with just a few hand bells and otherwise acappella. And I was going to try that on next Friday for chapel, but we don’t have any hand bells at school....
View ArticleToday’s Chapel
I have chapel today at school. We’re going to sing Christmas carols with bible verses and me talking in between. Except that I have a cold, and I don’t have any confidence that I’ll be able to talk at...
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The Christmas Chicken
We went to my folks’ house for Christmas this year. We had just arrived, hugged everyone, put our luggage away and walked into the living room: Lloyd’s mom: “Close the door so that chicken doesn’t come...
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Now with kittens
We spent Friday, Saturday and Sunday with my folks in Missouri. It was a successful visit. At the height there were 2 parents, 3 siblings, nieces and nephews (1 each), 1 grand nephew (is that a...
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