Category: Family Life

December 14, 2012

Advent: 14

JC and I have often discussed to what extent we will “do” Santa Claus. I…

December 14, 2012

I read the following poem to Silas. It’s a Mother Goose rhyme that was reprinted…

December 13, 2012

As is probably evident from my selections, I’m very interested in the traditions of Christmas-keeping…

December 12, 2012

I included “O Holy Night” because Kassi said it was her favorite. That sort of…

December 12, 2012

This started as a ramp for cars. It turned into a massive experiment of testing…

December 11, 2012

Here is another rather long selection. I love all the characters, the twist at the…

December 10, 2012

This poem was written by a 15th-century monk. I’m a big fan of putting party-poopers…

December 10, 2012

I know I’m totally biased, but who looks this cute even covered in “moojie”? You…

December 9, 2012

When I was putting together this collection, I asked everyone I ran into what their…

December 8, 2012

This is by far the longest selection in the Advent calendar readings. I don’t kid…