I’ve been absent all week!  To be fair, it was one of the busiest weeks of my year, as a lot of things always culminate to make the middle of December an especially tricky time each year no matter how I try to prepare for it:  Christmas concert preparation, piano…

My slave labor force is getting SO GOOD at shoveling sidewalks!  I pretty much just assign their location and they get the job done.  It unfortunately still involves complaining and grumbling on some level, but I don’t have to redo anything on the front sidewalk and steps at all!  …

When my parents came to visit they brought me a gift.  Inside a delicately wrapped box was this ornament, which belonged to my Grandma Edna’s Grandma Caroline.  Grandma Edna gave it to my dad, and my dad gave it to me.  I cannot tell you how excited I am to…

He and I spent the morning at MOPS.  We walked in the door to our house and I unzipped his winter coat and walked to the garage to hang it up.  When I turned around, there was the little brother clad in the big brother’s underwear, and stinking thrilled with…

After we came home and decorated the trees and dried all the outerwear, my parents took us out to eat.  I chose Clyde Ironworks, thinking it would be a calm, spacious option before our subsequent trip to see the Christmas lights at Bentleyville.  Unfortunately Clyde Ironworks was packed to the…

We were super duper excited that Grandma Robbie and Grandpa Ron were visiting the weekend of the Christmas Tree Cut.  Although Grandma Robbie was slightly apprehensive of going on a cold adventure, in the end she had a great time.  I knew she would be an excellent hunter of the…