Gloriously Ruined
Melissa | December 31, 2010
Remember when I said there would be more on gloriously ruined?
Well, even if you don’t, here’s where I explain it.
Merry Christmas! {2010 Christmas Letter}
Melissa | December 24, 2010
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three kings
Melissa | December 23, 2010
We three kings of Orient are
Bearing gifts we traverse afar.
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star.
the sign
Melissa | December 22, 2010
“This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”–Luke 2:12
Things I {heart}: L-Bow Mittens & Gloves
Melissa | December 16, 2010
Seeing as the kids are out playing in our first mentionable snow right now, it’s a great time to tell you about the mittens & gloves that keep all those fingers and wrists toasty without lots of “Mom! There’s snow inside my glove!”
Introducing L-Bow. It’s pretty genius in the why-didn’t-I-think-of-that category. They are waterproof mittens [...]
Dec. 15th
Melissa | December 16, 2010
Fourth birthdays don’t get any better than this!
Besides a snuggly “Baby George” blanket, Ty also scored his “tractor truck,” a Cars hat and mitten set, Legos, and a day with PJ’s class and Grandma and Grandpa to Sight and Sound. Oh, and don’t forget the sock puppet. That was from Mia, of course.
Christmas Preschool Activity 2
Melissa | December 15, 2010
I know I posted a couple weeks ago and seemed to promise more Christmas Preschool Activities. Well here’s another one. Will there be more? Your guess is as good as mine at this point.
Anyway, you just need a printout of 5 Christmas trees labelled with the numbers 1 to 5 respectively. If you’re not computer [...]
Lessons learned in tree hunting
Melissa | December 14, 2010
Power isn’t always better. (Also could be…make sure you have enough spare batteries for your chain saw).
Ok. We really only learned that lesson this year.
Christmas Tree Adventures
Melissa | December 13, 2010
On the third* day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…
*I know it’s not the third day of Christmas so work with me
3 painted faces
2 Santa’s helpers
and a tree that was much too tall for our house.
Twisted Christmas Chain
Melissa | December 5, 2010
We put a little twist on the Christmas chain this year. While there are still names of friends and family on the links, we added names of orphans from around the world on the reverse sides. You can see children waiting for forever families at www.adoptuskids.org and www.rainbowkids.com. I’ll do my best to post our [...]
