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Gingerbread Cookies

On December 10, 2008 · 6 Comments · In holidays, recipes - dessert

Is there anything that smells more like Christmas than gingerbread?

(Using my best Kevin McCallister impression): I don’t think so.

I am in the midst of working on a special project. These cookies are a part of that. I’ll explain more tomorrow or Thursday, so stay tuned for that.

Anyway, tonight I hit the […]

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Donor

On December 2, 2008 · 10 Comments · In holidays

People always seem to be more generous around the holidays.

Maybe it’s because we are in the “giving spirit,” maybe we tend to be more thankful for what we have and think others should have it, too… or maybe it’s just because we want to get in our donations so we can write them off […]

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‘Tis the Season

On December 2, 2008 · 5 Comments · In holidays

I’m feeling the crunch.

With Thanksgiving falling so late in November this year, our Christmas season is shorter than usual. That means I only have three weeks to go. And the bad news is that aside from something we bought for our brother-in-law, we have absolutely nothing purchased for anybody. *gulp*

On Friday, the day […]

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Thanksgiving, Part Deux

On November 30, 2008 · 3 Comments · In babies, family, holidays

Yesterday, we went over to my in-laws’ house for Thanksgiving with Michael’s family. His aunt, uncle, grandfather, cousins, sisters, parents… quite a crowd. And of course, our beloved nephew, Brendan. It was fun.

The best part when we do this every year is that we don’t have turkey again–instead, we eat something else fabulous. My […]

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Happy Thanksgiving

On November 28, 2008 · 1 Comment · In family, holidays

It’s hard to believe that the holiday season is officially upon us. I hope everyone had a very Happy Thanksgiving. We had a lot to be thankful for this year.

First off, because it is most recent–we are thankful for Tessa’s negative biopsy results. Her lymph nodes are still swollen, and we are already a […]

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