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Bonne annee!

Missy — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:09:16 +0000

Happy New Year! My year is going about 50/50 so far. We had a WONDERFUL New Year’s Day open house yesterday, with tons of friends, tons of food, tons of drink, and tons of windows open because it was an ungodly 50 degrees outside. I decided yesterday that my favorite thing about our huge [...]

Welcome to my stop on the Holiday Homes Tour!

Missy — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:05:35 +0000

I’m excited to be participating in Jen’s Holiday Homes Tour this year. Last year, I missed the tour by a couple of days because my family always decorates way late (as in, the weekend before Christmas.)

Welcome! As you can see, our celebration of Christmas begins with the celebration of Advent. Lucky me, I [...]

Mea Culpa

Missy — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:43:07 +0000

“Mommy, I have to tell you something, but you have to promise you won’t tell Daddy.”

For the record? Nothing good ever starts this way. Ever.

“Sweetie, Daddy and I are your parents together, so if I think there’s something I need to tell him, I’m going to tell him. Now what do you [...]

Shopping with Abby

Missy — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:00:10 +0000

“Abby, what do you say we go to Target and do your Christmas shopping tomorrow? You know, so you can buy presents for Grandma and Uncle Jon and Daddy and everybody?”

“NO MOMMY!! I DON’T WANT TO BUY PRESENTS!! WAAAAAAAHHH!!”

Apparently, Abby thought that if she bought presents for everyone, she would not get [...]

Advent

Missy — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:38:17 +0000

Advent (n):

A coming into place, viewing or being; arrival (usually initial capital letter) the coming of Christ into the world (usually initial capital letter) the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas, observed in commemoration of the coming of Christ into the world

It is officially the season of Advent in the Catholic Church and I love it. We light candles, wear purple, and hold our collective breath, waiting for that wonderful [...]

Hole in Her Head

Missy — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:20:37 +0000

Let’s play spot the difference, shall we? Can you spot the differences between these two pictures? Both were taken yesterday, about 5 hours apart. All were taken with the same camera, and I used a flash in both pictures , which is unusual in and of itself.

There’s the headband, of course. [...]

The Littlest (Book) Worm

Missy — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:39:23 +0000

If that post title instantly has you singing a Girl Scout camp song that makes you want to stick a letter opener in your ears to just MAKE IT STOP ALREADY – well, I’m sorry. I kind of like that song. But this post isn’t about a tiny worm stuck in a soda straw. [...]

…and counting

Missy — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:48:25 +0000

It’s been 3 years since my dad died. Some days, I still expect to find him sitting at the kitchen table, drinking a cup of coffee, but those days are getting to be really few and far between. I do catch myself looking for him in crowds, and sometimes even seeing him, although when [...]

Shape Shifting

Missy — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:51:06 +0000

Did you know that my favorite holiday is coming up? It’s true. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year, closely followed by Christmas and my birthday. I love Thanksgiving – its reflective, thoughtful nature, its quiet, time-honored traditions, its obnoxiously upbeat and unapologetically sentimental parade, its piles and piles of damn fine food.

This year, [...]

This is Halloween, This is Halloween…

Missy — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:54:48 +0000

(Yes, we let Abby watch The Nightmare Before Christmas this weekend.)

(No, it was not entirely for my edification. She actually enjoyed the movie.)

I love Halloween! It’s one of my favorite holidays, with the costumes and the candy and the silly, scary stuff. Abby seems to be really having fun with it this [...]