holidays
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he says.
Letter Noah dictated to our friend John: Santa Claus is coming to your chimney, only if you have a chimney. And you have to go to sleep, and you have to put your pillow on your face. And let Santa Claus come in and try to go to sleep! And when it’s Christmas time, the presents will be in your room! And don’t forget to make cookies for him. Make good, yummy cookies for him! Put a cup of milk there so he can drink it. Well, don’t forget you need it to be good and fresh! Santa Claus will have a lot of candy, presents, and toys. Well, you…
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moments of thanksgiving.
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july 4th 2018.
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new year.
Happy New Year, dear readers! The kids and I started our week break from school on December 22, so we’re still enjoying our vacation. It’s been lovely. David, Judah, and I woke up the day after Christmas with fevers and sore throats, which was disappointing, but also nice in a way, because we just rested. During this break I’ve done a lot of sleeping in, lounging around in sweats, drinking hot tea, and watching movies with my kids. I introduced them to a childhood favorite of mine, Hook, last week, the boys are on a Star Wars kick (they’re watching all the old ones), and we also watched the first…
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charleston at christmas.
Merry Christmas, friends! Charleston is a two-hour drive away and some friends take their kids every year to see the Christmas decorations. Last week we decided to take a spontaneous day trip to check it out. Here’s what constitutes a relaxing trip for me: not needing to pack. At all. No lunch. No snacks. Just a pack of wet wipes and a large bottle of water to share. Now that feels spontaneous! We couldn’t have asked for nicer weather: it was in the low 70’s and sunny. We had two plans on the agenda: eat lunch at Xiao Bao Biscuit, our current favorite restaurant in Charleston, and see the Christmas…
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thanksgiving 2017.
I told David’s mom that I wanted to take on the challenge of cooking Thanksgiving dinner this year. I’ve cooked various parts of Thanksgiving in years past, but I’m 35 years old and decided it was time to see if I can do the whole thing myself. Plus I re-read the The Little House series this fall, and felt inspired to channel my inner Caroline Ingalls (she and Almanzo’s mother were always cooking!). Although my job was decidedly simpler given that I didn’t need to grow all the food, de-feather the turkey, and grind wheat for bread, among other things. How on earth did they manage it all? I planned…
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easter 2017.
My parents are selling their house in Blythewood and hoping to buy a house a little closer to downtown. So yesterday we celebrated one last family holiday there. It was also my brother Danny’s 30th birthday! We had fun eating fried chicken and chocolate cake, hunting for Easter eggs, and enjoying this lovely spring weather.
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christmas 2016.
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five years ago.
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with the hurting and with aleppo.
Hello dear friends, It’s a gray, cold December afternoon here in Columbia. After a brisk walk to their grandparents’ for a fire pit and some back yard Advent projects, the kids and I have holed up at home, with new Christmas pj’s and soup and A Charlie Brown Christmas. I’m going to be honest: I almost never, ever read the news. I’m not on Facebook or Twitter, and not often on Instagram, so the way I find out about current events is typically from my husband or from blogs. It’s not that I don’t care what’s going on in our country or in the world. But when it comes to…
