“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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The Quote Is a Lie!
This post may contain affiliated links. I love C.S. Lewis. Lurve him. And I quote him incessantly — and misquote him apparently. This is one I’ve always believed was accurate. It sounds sort of like something he would say. Until you think about it for a minute and realize that new dreams and endeavors in […]
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Behold! I craft!
You are about to see the extent of my crafting ability. Well, sort of. I took a before picture and an after picture. You’ll have to use your imagination for the during picture. Take one plain wreath and with sad bow, a box of Doctor Who ornaments, and a hot glue gun. (Hot glue gun […]
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Advent: Prepare Him Room
This post may contain affiliated links. After many years of switching between three Advent devotionals, we are using a new resource, Prepare Him Room: Celebrating the Birth of Jesus by Marty Machowski. Our church gave copies to all the families, which was very nice of them. Thank you! In keeping with my “embrace the imperfect” […]
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Cybershopping: My Favorite Way to Buy Stuff
This post contains affiliated links. I do so love shopping from the comfort of my own home, away from crowds and people and the evil temptations of the checkout line. Although the internet has it’s own temptations. Beware the impulse buy! And Cybermen! And Daleks! (Sorry, I got off track there.) BUT if you’ve planned […]
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Tilted Advent: Embracing My Imperfect Christmas
My advent wreath is handmade. Before you get all admiring of my craftiness, it’s just a simple wreath with wooden candle holders precariously attached with hot glue. The candles are never quite vertical, which adds an element of excitement. Will it tip over and catch the song sheets on fire or won’t it? Our advent wreath […]
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The End of an Era
Yesterday, we pulled down the kids swing set/fort/backdrop for all things magical. We’ve been planning to take it down for a couple of years now — when we had the time. But time is one thing that we always seem to be lacking. Finally, MTG went out and took a look at it. He […]
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Book Friday!
This post contains affliated links. I don’t do Black Friday. Crowds make me antsy. “Don’t miss this deal! Buy! Buy! Buy!” gives me an anxiety attack. We did end up buying a refrigerator yesterday, but that was because our refrigerator died. On Thanksgiving Day. To quote Anne Shirley, “I am convinced of the total depravity […]
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The Melting Pot on the Thanksgiving Table
A few years ago, I wrote for an online newspaper for about a year. In the beginning, it was hosted by The Washington Times, but when they moved to their own platform, all those old stories were deleted. (When they say the internet is forever, that’s not exactly true. ) I’m not horribly torn up about […]
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Pie day!
Today, we bake the pies. I love pies so much. My own personal motto is, “You can never have too much pie.” My sister-in-law tried to tell me we don’t need that many pies, now she’s disinvited from Thanksgiving. More pie for me! (Kidding, Renee! I love you, but we always need more pie.) We’ll […]
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Shop in your pajamas WITHOUT getting weird looks
This post contains affiliated links. Obviously. If you’ve never tried Amazon Prime, now is the time. The time to try Prime. (Okay, I’ll stop now.) Today only, Amazon Prime is $79. It’s regularly $99, and sales like this are pretty rare. Maybe once a year? I know it doesn’t happen often. We’ve had Prime for a few […]
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