Our elves showed up last night. (Well actually this morning. Early. Don't ask me how I know.) We have Christopher PopinKins, whom my Mama gave us years ago. He doesn't do anything really naughty. He just leaves at night and goes to the North Pole to file his report, and then the adventure is finding where… Continue reading The Magic Remains
Tag: believing in the magic of Christmas
Lying in Wait
Today I was out on a mission of madness and magic trying to find, hoping against hope, that something I didn't get at the GW Boutique last night was still there. Actually a couple of things. Thought about them overnight and realized they were all good choices. One was a Target return bamboo throw in… Continue reading Lying in Wait
Kaleidoscope of Christmas Memories
Just a few things from this Christmas season SO FAR ('cause y'all know it ain't over yet, right?)..... --Playmobil packs their playset pieces in different plastic bags inside the boxes. If there are "people" in the bag, the bag has air holes. Just awesome, right? (Thanks to my oldest Aub who discovered this in the very… Continue reading Kaleidoscope of Christmas Memories
“The Little Lights, They’re Not Twinkling”
Y'all have all seen the movie, right? National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation? In the scene where Clark W. Griswold has been working so long and hard to hang lights all over the outside of their house, and finally, after one mishap, then another and another, the lights are on. Power is diminished in the town, and the Griswold… Continue reading “The Little Lights, They’re Not Twinkling”
Making the Season Last…..
Yesterday evening one of my friends mentioned to me that she had seen some Cherry Cordial ice cream somewhere. She mentioned this because she knows how much I love those things--they make me think of my Daddy. We always wrapped up a box for him and put them under the tree. As we were talking… Continue reading Making the Season Last…..
and the two became one–how the journey began
December 17. The day my parents married in 1967, forty-six years ago. It all started with a guy named Cheshire, who was good friends with Mama and Daddy individually, introducing the two of them while they were in college at Valdosta State. He had already let Mama read some of the things Daddy had written. … Continue reading and the two became one–how the journey began
I Love a Parade
Today was the day for parades. The town closest to us and those all around us had their parades today. It made me smile to see several of my non-local friends talking on Facebook about their local parades today too. I wonder if there is a National Christmas Parade Day in the works. If so, I think the… Continue reading I Love a Parade
Why I Believe
It's that time of year again. The one where I stress that someone is going to tell one of my children some kind of foolishness. Ridiculous stuff. Preposterous. Like they don't believe. Sigh. This is something I really do stress over. I mean, here's the deal. My Mama told me if you ever stop believing,… Continue reading Why I Believe
I Might Need A Nap 