Tag Archives: christmas
The best Christmas present of all time
Two things came up recently which spurred me to write a blog post one year sooner than I originally planned. The first thing is that I created a new website called Break Into Chat, which hosts a wiki about the … Continue reading
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Tagged atari, christmas, jaguar, reminisce, technology
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Sprucing up the house (Or is it firring?)
Every year my mom has a lovely Christmas tree at her house. She and dad usually pick one out from a tree farm the day after Thanksgiving. This year, though, they are several states away, and we decided to get … Continue reading
Kristkindl and cookies
Three years ago we took our first trips to Hermann, Mo in search of Springerle cookie molds and a fun time. On those trips, we missed out on the Kristkindl Markt, not realizing how early in the day it finished. … Continue reading
Jadzia’s first Christmas program
Tonight Jadzia participated in the Vogt Elementary Christmas program. Here is her account of the night: I liked singing on the risers. My songs were “’twas the night before Christmas,” “Ring those bells,” and “Hear those bells.” I wore my … Continue reading
Who opens the Advent calendar first?
Last night while I was at work, Yoli told the girls that the following day would be Dec. 1, and we would start our Advent calendar. This is our third Christmas using this calendar, and it’s pretty neat. It’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged advent calendar, bible, christmas, jadzia
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Christmas chuckle
This Christmas was a lot of fun. Perhaps the best part was having my Nan in town all week, and my brother’s family for several days. We went over to my mom’s house daily to hang out. Of all the … Continue reading
Third time’s the charm
In recent years I have twice written up a stack of Christmas cards with every intention of mailing them. I even got them into the envelopes and somewhat addressed. Then some thing(s) or other cropped up and I procrastinated to … Continue reading
We sprang for Springerles
We took two unplanned trips to Hermann, Mo. this week in search of Springerle cookie molds. Hermann is a wonderful old city on the banks of the Missouri River founded by German immigrants.
March madness
Jadzia loved doing the advent calendar in December, so after Christmas we bought a magnetic calendar that we change every month. EDIT: So my mom and dad got Jadzia a cool magnetic calendar for Christmas. Every month we change the … Continue reading
Christmas tree farm
I’ve been a little off-kilter the last couple weeks with a new work schedule and the big Thanksgiving holiday. I’m now try to play a little catch-up. Here are some photos from my family’s trip to pick out a Christmas … Continue reading
