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We celebrated Christmas at our house today. Yes, on January 25. One month after our traditional Christmas celebration, a date that is total coincidence and in no way planned. You see, a couple of weeks before Christmas, the boys shopped the AWANA store night for gifts for one another. The good folks at our AWANA…
Wordless Wednesday: A Moment Between Brothers
It’s hard to believe just two hours earlier they were hitting each other with bike helmets, telling their friends to run away from each other, and locking each other out of the car! That’s brothers for you!
Joy to the World: Preparing for Advent
Joy to the World: Advent Activities for Your Family by Kathleen M. Basi [Liguori Publications (July 1, 2010)] is a book of advent readings, activities, and rituals. Published by Liguori Publications, a Catholic publishing company comprised of a “community of religious priests, brothers, lay people, and contemplative nuns,” Joy to the World: Advent Activities…
An Engineer’s Dream
“See the engine master pull the little throttle…” Today we made our annual holiday pilgrimage to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum (in Baltimore). Last year, shortly before Christmas, we made our first trip to this wonderful museum and had to carry Connor out kicking and crying at closing! We have been back several times…
A Holiday on ICE!
For the past couple of years, Patrick has been on the opposite coast of the US for our anniversary, so we have had to celebrate at other times. Last year, we celebrated in April with a trip to Ireland three years in the planning (a 10th anniversary gift taken in the year of our 13th…
Happy Birthday, Jesus!: A New Holiday Tradition
For years, I’ve wanted to make a birthday cake for Jesus with the boys on Christmas day, but for one reason or another, this is one tradition that never came to be – until this year. This year, Connor’s Classical Conversations co-op teacher gave each of the children in her class a “Birthday Cake for…