From the monthly archives:

December 2007

Merry Christmas!

December 25, 2007
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Monday morning potluck–Special post-faux Christmas edition…

December 24, 2007

In honor of the holiday, I will take-out my favorite meal and share it with you. We will be feasting on vegetable samosas, paneer pakora with carrot chutney, kachumber salad, palak paneer over steamed rice with extra naan, chai tea and gulab jumun. Yesterday, we went to my in-laws house for Christmas celebration #3. Dinner [...]

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Hit me with your best shot…

December 23, 2007

The experiment: How many pictures would a 4 and 6 year old take if a 4 and 6 year old could take pictures without limitation? The lab: Our house then grandma/grandpa’s house Expected time frame: 8 hours The equipment: Each boy was issued (via Santa Claus) a Fisher Price digital camera loaded with batteries and [...]

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Merry Faux Christmas…

December 21, 2007

We decided to spread the reindeer food across the back of the house so that the boys would have a chance to see Rudolph out their bedroom window. Ryan made sure the food was evenly distributed across the entire backyard concerned that the sleigh was really long. We have put out cookies… Reindeer food (combination [...]

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Rudolph guide your sleigh TONIGHT!

December 21, 2007

We do the Santa thing at our house. I am under no illusion that the kids completely buy-in to the story (especially Ryan at age 6). I think they go along with it because it is fun. We made the announcement this morning that we had contacted Santa for a special request. We requested an [...]

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My favorite Christmas family tradition…

December 20, 2007

My mother-in-law gave me this Christmas quilt at my baby shower when I was pregnant with Ryan. I love it. Every year I have dragged the boys to Sears for portraits in front of it. This is last year’s picture. We haven’t taken the historic picture yet this year because I avoid the studio and [...]

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Reality and I are still casual acquaintances…

December 19, 2007

I just noticed this is my 100th post. Thank you for reading! Reality is a mixed up thing. I am a little tentative to write this only to find men in white coats on my front porch tomorrow, but really, reality needs a check… Reality seems to be on a HEPA filter when talking about [...]

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Reality and I are casual acquaintances…

December 19, 2007

This post is under construction in my head…circling, spiraling, spinning out of control. Everywhere I look, everyone I talk to and everthing I see seems to add something new to the funnel cloud. Then Reality starts yelling at me, “You have no business sitting down and writing a blog right now”. “Shut up Reality! Why [...]

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A dynamic duo…

December 18, 2007

A conversation in the mini-van yesterday: Reid(4): Mommy, is God coming with Santa Claus at Christmas time? Me: No honey, I think those events happen independently. Reid: How do you know? You can’t see God. Me: Good point, maybe He does come along. I am sure I will be quoted in churches all over the [...]

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Attention: High School is officially over…

December 17, 2007

This post would normally be in email form to my friend on a Saturday morning over coffee. But a chain of events has caused me to want to make a statement to the world. So, if you are looking for poorly written haiku poetry, pictures of my adorable children or banter about the angst of [...]

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A moment of silence…

December 17, 2007

I took this picture last night of this most amazing sight. This tree is in a large, dark field just a few miles from my house. It is breath-taking in its contrast and solitude. It is a secret treasure tucked off the beaten track. It is a lesson in Christmas decoration editing. It is perfect.

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