I took my daughter to the doctor today for what was thankfully an easily diagnosed and treated ear infection. While there, I ran into a high school friend I haven't seen in years. She asked if I had heard about another friend. A friend who I also haven't seen in a long time, but whose Christmas cards I always look forward to. She died suddenly a … [Read more...]
Archives for December 15, 2009
Rethinking Christmas Gifts
Isn't this a constant struggle every year? As my kids grow, I am working to get better at this gift-buying thing. And as I work to streamline my home, I am much more aware of bringing "junk" into the house. Therefore, I tried really hard to not buy anything just because it looked cool. That momentary gasp of excitement is not worth the total … [Read more...]
I did SOMEthing.
Today was filled from beginning to end with Christmas shopping. The kids were farmed out and I got almost all of it done. But after two hours round trip of driving to get to decent shopping, and arriving home just in time to go immediately to basketball practice, I didn't feel like doing anything. At all.So my checklist for today is:Made … [Read more...]