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I lay in bed on Christmas morning listening to my children. They are downstairs joyously going through their stockings. “What time is it?” One of them asks. “Is it time to wake up Mom and Dad yet?” Someone else proclaims. “I think it’s like 8 o’clock.” “No way, the clock in the kitchen [...]  | December 27th, 2011 | Tags: Christmas, joy, large family mothering | Category: Christmas, large family | 6 comments So, I couldn’t decide on a title for this post. I also couldn’t decide on a format. And really, there’s not one coherent subject that I am about to cover. So, good luck! A. Creative parenting So the other day, Mr. A, who is working very hard at becoming a teenager, comes home from [...] I have seen some seriously cute pictures of babies with Christmas lights on Pinterest lately. And since I happen to have a baby AND Christmas lights, I HAD to try. I kept forgetting to shoot during the day, so these didn’t turn out quite right because the lighting wasn’t quite right, [...] | December 6th, 2011 | Tags: Christmas, photography | Category: Christmas, Wordless Wednesday | 14 comments I wish I could tell you that this list will be full of wishes for world peace and help for the needy. But the truth is, I’m selfish. Sometimes, I want things, and sometimes I want things for other people, but only people I know. At least I’m honest, right? 1. I want [...] I don’t know about all of you, but the post-Christmas disaster seemed worse than usual this year. I suppose you could say that it represents how much fun we’ve had. We have had a wonderful time this year. It’s been full of love, family and generosity of others. I’ve been filled with so much [...] I like Santa, but I like him from a distance. I’m not a big fan of standing in long lines so that I can torture my small children by making them sit on a big hairy stranger’s lap. I don’t find it fun. But this year, we decided to take the kids to [...] Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We had a fabulous Christmas this year despite having a sick baby most of the week. I’ve been singing the Hallelujah chorus every time I give my sweet baby antibiotics. Thank heavens for modern medicine. Having a big family is so much fun during the holidays. Sure [...] Dear Santa, I’ve been pretty good this year. I only yell at the kids once in a while and I try to be fun on occasion. I keep my husband happy most of the time and I haven’t killed any pets this year. I don’t know about you, but that’s success in my book! [...]  |
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