Category: Miscellaneous

Last night my daughter asked me what was my favorite part of Christmas. I love this season so I took a few minutes to think. It is pre-dawn Christmas morning. My husband and I get up early, making sure the tree lights are lit, Santa has left gifts on the fireplace hearth, and that the …

Today is my mother-in-law’s 81st birthday. One of the amazing things about my mother-in-law is what good friends we are. In fact, I often introduce her as my friend who happens to be my mother-in-law. I could easily fill up this post with accolades of her many fine qualities,or I could tell sweet, funny, or …

Where did the phrase, The Season of Giving come from? I went to the trusty old internet to look but came up short. I did find this cool site with plenty of other sayings and their origins which was fun to look through. However I didn’t find the answer to my question. But it’s really …

Our daughter turned 16 this past week, and on her birthday, she was in a Mosaic concert (this is a concert with back to back performances by all the different bands and choruses with no break between) at her school. She was given a solo during the finale. So in honor of her birthday and the …