There was a conversation over at 4Real today about gift-giving to large families. It seems I have it pretty easy in my family. Most years we don’t even see very many folks and Eric’s side of the family includes several people who every year claim they are “going very simple” this time around. That never [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Homemade Gifts for the Not-so-crafty
Posted in Uncategorized on November 29, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Prove me right!
Posted in Uncategorized on November 29, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I broke my own blog-reading rules today and followed a link that I knew would be distracting over at Simcha’s blog. This organization, Free Rice is running a vocabulary game that allows the player to donate rice for every correctly answered question. The rice is donated through the UN World Food Program. Normally, I wouldn’t [...]
Making my house fair: Day Three
Posted in Uncategorized on November 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’m really on a roll. This is great. This was the whole point of my blog in the first place–to motivate me in my vocation. I’m glad that I’ve finally hit on a theme that is both specific enough to focus me and general enough to allow for creativity. (Thanks, Robyn!) I cleaned off the [...]
Making my house fair: Day Two
Posted in Uncategorized on November 27, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I don’t want to say this day wasn’t a success just because I didn’t exactly accomplish my goals. I admit that I walked up to my desk a few times today and had absolutely no idea how to begin. It is still a wreck and I thought about taking a before picture but our camera [...]
Making my house fair: Day One
Posted in Uncategorized on November 26, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I actually did it. Maybe I am a goal-oriented worker. By dinnertime all the laundry was washed, folded and put away. And it was a lot of laundry. I was counting on a good two hours this evening to get the freezers organized and all the other evening chores done. I forgot, of course, that [...]
The Loveliness of Preparing to Prepare
Posted in Uncategorized on November 26, 2007 | 8 Comments »
I confess: the reason I wanted to host this Loveliness Fair is that I am in love with liturgical year ideas as are many of the women in the 4Real community who are the main participants in these fairs. I figured this fair would be a bonanza of liturgical year ideas and I didn’t want [...]
Making my house fair
Posted in Uncategorized on November 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »
People, look East, the time is nearOf the crowning of the year.Make your house as fair as you’re able,Trim the hearth, and set the table.People, look east, and sing today:Love, the Guest, is on the way. Stars, keep the watch, when night is dim.One more light the bowl shall brim.Shining beyond the frosty weather,Bright as [...]
Scamming
Posted in Uncategorized on November 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Do yourself a favor and stop by the kids’ blog to hear about our minor adventure this afternoon. It could save you nineteen dollars . . .
My husband doesn’t believe me . . .
Posted in Uncategorized on November 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
. . . but some critter is trying to gain access to my kitchen. The noise is behind the refrigerator. It’s too irregular to be of mechanical origin and there are no unaccounted-for humans. Nor is anyone doing work in the gap between our building and the next (which gap is behind the refrigerator). I’m [...]
If you must go to the grocery store the day before Thanksgiving . . .
Posted in Uncategorized on November 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
. . . I do hope you have a Trader Joe’s nearby. Our family once again dropped the ball on Thanksgiving plans. Responsible folks put in their farm-fresh turkey orders weeks ago and shopped the root veggie sales last week. We planned our meal last night over soup. We’re not big turkey fans and it’s [...]
