It’s The Crazy That Makes Christmas So Fun

Every once in awhile I'll get an email from someone who mentions that they wish they could get along with their extended family as well as I get along with mine. And inevitably when I read those emails I throw my head back and CACKLE because OH MY … [Continue reading]

Christmas-ing, Round One

Tonight we celebrated Christmas with D's side of the family. We decided a couple of weeks ago that we'd get together at Scott and Rose's house (D's brother and sister-in-law), and can I just say? It was DELIGHTFUL. I was happy as soon as we walked … [Continue reading]

More Fun! Just So Much Fun!

We're about to celebrate Christmas with D's side of the family (shhhh - don't tell Martha, but we got her a JACKET from the STEINMARTS!), but I wanted to hop on here super-quick and tell you that I just posted a brand new giveaway. And it's only open … [Continue reading]

MasterCard Marketplace

This is a sponsored review from BlogHer and MasterCard MarketPlace. All things considered, we don’t do a huge amount of Christmas shopping in our family. A few years ago we made a concerted effort to dial down the spend-o-meter a bit, and it’s one … [Continue reading]

A Christmas List

Last night I thought of about fourteen things I wanted to tell y'all. Here's the first part of the linky round-up. 1. Daniel Renstrom's Christmas CD, On the Incarnation, really is the very best Christmas CD you may not have heard of yet. I … [Continue reading]

Talking In Memphis

This post is going to have to be of the super-quick-first-draft variety because my battery is almost dead, and there's just no way that I'm going to get out from under this toasty warm blanket to go fetch a power cord. Nonetheless, I feel like I need … [Continue reading]