November 30th, 2007 I plan to get a list of Advent links together sometime over the next day or so. If you have any to suggest, please email me. In the meantime, since his feast is fast approaching (December 6, next Thursday!) I’ll share the only link you’ll likely need for St. Nicholas Day: St. Nicholas Center. Browse and enjoy!
November 30th, 2007 Next recipe for my Christmas test kitchen: Toffee Meringue Gingerbread. I’ve always thought plain ole’ gingerbread was a little bit dull. I just need to get out and buy some toffee chips first. Let me know if you try it first!
November 29th, 2007 I was going to update my shopping thread below with some codes and links people have sent me, but I just checked in and saw that Conor has added a list in the comments that includes all of mine and then some. If you are still looking for deals, check it out. And thanks very much, Conor! Now I can go to bed.
November 29th, 2007 I am proud to announce the induction of a totally new cookie into my Christmas repertoire.
One word? Yum.
Many words? These little darlings bake up beautifully. They are not too fat and not too flat with just the right amount of crinkle. The mint with chocolate makes them confidently Christmassy, but the rest of the cookie is delightfully chewy-sweet in its own brown sugar way. They are simple to
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November 29th, 2007 Number of single snow boots one must pull from the closet before finding a matched pair.
November 29th, 2007 (as Paul Simon’s Graceland comes on the radio)
Boy Child: Oh great, classical music.
November 28th, 2007 I took all eight kids to the pediatrician this evening for their annual flu shots … all by myself.
Go ahead — ooh and ahh. Make a big deal of it. Tell me how hard that must have been for me and that you don’t know how I do it. I’ll let you. But just between you and me?
It wasn’t that hard.
There were a few tears, but those
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November 28th, 2007 Pauline Books & Media is encouraging homeschoolers’ participation (kids ages 10-13) in their Prayer Writing Contest. Winners will be published in a forthcoming collection. Here are the details they shared with me:
Explanatory Letter Prayer Form Release Form
Participating homeschools will receive a free copy of the book (whether your entries are selected or not) when it releases in August 2008. Hurry, though! The deadline for submissions is December 8,
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