Monthly Archives: April 2013

Chris is kind of funny about New Year’s.  He thinks it’s a totally ridiculous holiday and refuses to stay up until midnight, even though he often stays up that late on other nights. In years past, he has always insisted … Continue reading →

Thursday morning, two days after Christmas, I headed to the airport to pick up Chris’ cousin, Morgan Charles. He was going to be attending a special course in Geneva for his MBA and had written to ask if he could … Continue reading →

I am not sure what time the kids got up Christmas morning, but I actually don’t think it was too early.  I certainly didn’t hear much of anything before 6:30, so they were either completely silent (hard to believe) or … Continue reading →

I spent a lot of Christmas Eve day helping the kids finish up their presents to each other.  (Also, when Chris and I were first married, he would always correct me that “Christmas Eve day” wasn’t a thing and I … Continue reading →

Last year Chris got a little movie called “The Elf on a Shelf” for the kids for Christmas.  They all loved it and watched it over and over again.  I even heard a couple of them wondering if we would … Continue reading →