Happy Christmas!
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without pugs, right? (Two of four family pugs pictured.) Hope you’re all having a beautiful weekend. Happy Christmas …
A note to Christmas haters
Truth, I used to hate Christmas. Used to. Photo credit. Confession: I used to hate Christmas. Really, despite what my decking-the-halls and …
Thursday 13: A delightful December snapshot
It’s Christmas eve eve eve and I keep wondering what happened to December. Or 2011 for that matter. With wrapping yet to …
A Grateful Heart: Christmas cookies and other traditions
Decorating cookies at Shannon’s is serious business. Sprinkles, seven frosting colors, mini-marshmallows, red hots, spice drops, coconut, colored sugar (my fav!), M&Ms and …
Thursday 13: Decking the halls, a photo tour
So I have a bit of a reputation for Christmas craziness. Maybe it’s because I start thinking about Christmas in July. Or …
On school shootings: Dear Santa, for Christmas I want people to stop hurting each other. Or even thinking about it.
I hope and pray that last night’s scare is as close as I come to a school shooting in my academic career. …
Thursday 13: December Snapshot
With two days till Christmas, I’m taking a break from bread-baking and present-wrapping to pen this Thursday 13. I give you a …
North Highlands out-wham’s Wham, Christmas-style!
As my sister noted when she posted this video on Facebook a couple days ago, our parents made us complete Christmas dorks. …
Black Friday is for decorating!
While many of my retail-crazy friends arose at the crack-o-dawn to catch screamin’ deals on Black Friday*, I connected with my inner …
Thanksgiving miracles
In addition to the turkey, stuffing, GRAVY, green bean casserole, pie, and beautiful people that made this year’s Thanksgiving celebration spectacular, I …