A Family Is Forever

Gingerbread Place Mats - I have a quick and easy pattern for a set of gingerbread place mats for your kitchen or dining room table. The kids love them and they really make the room...

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A little bit of happiness - I find myself cranky and overwhelmed these days. I'm tired. My feet hurt. My hands are cracked and dry. The holiday shopping is still not done. And I look ...

Ben Stein on Christmas - There are some variations of this piece that have been emailed around for years - I've got a couple in my Inbox right now. But I always check before I publis...

Obama, American Nationalism, and the Weird Anti-Materialism of the Foreign Policy Elite - By Justin Logan Matt Yglesias puts down the bloody shirt long enough to make the modest-on-its-face claim that “actions, not words, will clarify Obama’s ...

Howard Dean: “Kill the Senate Bill” — Updated, Sen. Nelson tells Obama NO - H/T erod: From Plum Line, which has published an advance look at a radio interview Howard Dean recorded for Vermont Public Radio. The interviews will air...

Smartypants Quiz – ATLANTA Edition. Enter Now! - [image: atlanta2]Ready, set, GO! Winners will be announced Wednesday. Same prizes apply! NOTE: Answers will be hidden until winners announced. 1. *Wh...

A Leader's Biggest Enemy - Great leaders are the first to admit they don't know all the answers. You may have heard it said that we don't know what we don't know. Also, we have forgott...

Do You Take Mastercard? - *Fifteen days into the annual salute to fudge. Are you detecting a theme here? * December 15: Your teen-ager submitted her Christmas list today, which con...

Day 3 - Even though my canon rebel is dying a slow death, I managed to get a few shots in for the Holidays! If I were not quirky and random and weird (all beloved tr...

that second sunday in october - *So--as promised,* get ready for a week or so worth of a short story I wrote this semester*. It will give me something easy to post while I get through fin...

A Dreary Thought On A Rainy Monday. - Me to Meridith: "Ya know, I have a polka dot *swimdress *that, at this point, I would have to *lose weight* to fit in to." Meridith to Me: "Dang."

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Who Needs Gucci? - Last year I posted Christmas gift ideas. This year, I have only one item to promote. (This is a subtle hint for MM to get me one.) I wonder what emplo...

Eight Lessons Leaders Can Learn from Tiger Wood's Life - Here is an excellent article from Dr. Joseph Mattera on Tiger Woods. Our society so desperately wants heroes today. But too many would be heroes work...

Rolo Pretzel Bites - My friend Lindsay gave these to me and although I have seen them before I underestimated their yumminess. The buttery, salty pretzel with the chewy sweet c...

Christmas cards - We attempted to get a family pic last night for our Christmas cards that I've yet to finish and send out. This is the best we could do...

What the deuce!!??? - *John speaks for a second time...* The Christmas Elf made a stop at our house and brought some really cheap toys that broke in under a minute. We set up...

MERRY SITSMAS!!!! - Today is the big day!! SITSmas is finally here!! So, from my family to yours... Have a very, Merry SITSmas (and Christmas)! Try JibJab Sendables® eCards ...

a questionable christmas. - sometimes i wonder if i should just this blog die? is anyone still reading this? i used to be so good at documenting life and sharing things and i am finding...

A Bit of a Crush Actually… - Okay, I’ll admit, I might have a bit of a crush. On two elderly German men. This guy… and this one… Okay, not really. I’m not that weird. I think I just...

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Twirly Skirt Tutorial - I know this is my hair blog, but I ran into a follower and one of my girls was wearing one of these skirts with a cute white sweater and a coordinating hea...