Nutcracker day is always one of my favorite days of the year! Our cherry on top is performing this year in both casts and ALL 10 shows as a jester in the party scene, mouse in battle scene, dragon in tea scene and polichinelle! Her fan club filled up nearly the entire front and center… Read More
Mother and Daddy-O spent all day preparing a feast for our side of the family Wednesday. All I did was put together some simple appetizers and a cocktail. I’ll share the dip recipe soon. I can’t remember the last time I had anything turkey, fall or Thanksgiving-ish, but this year I spied these cute plates,… Read More
Our Thanksgiving started with coffee, muffins and the parade. Next, we headed out for a mailbox meet up with friends. They are from the Czech Republic and have a tradition of celebrating neighbors with a shot of plum brandy. :-) We enjoyed a traditional feast at my mother in law’s house. One of the first… Read More
I never much cared for the Thanksgiving birthday until I realized I’d have a good chance at having my boy home to celebrate with him for a few more years!! He slept over at his best friend’s house, and told me they celebrated at midnight. When he returned home, I had a few of his… Read More
It’s awfully hard to believe, but John is celebrating his nineteenth birthday today. I am so proud of the young man he has become, and grateful for the supreme blessing of being his mom. I vividly remember the moment I first laid eyes on all eight pounds of him. At the time he seemed huge… Read More
Seventeen years ago today was Thanksgiving. It was also the the first last time I held my son Matthew. He was the tiniest baby I’d ever seen, and also the most perfect, but he was not born into this world alive. I treasure the few hours I had to hold him, and used every second… Read More
With my boys growing into young men and John away at Auburn, I want to make the most of our time together next week. I figure they are old enough to know what they enjoy, don’t care much for and would like to do over their holiday week. And so, I did a little Thanksgiving… Read More