2012 Holiday Advent Blog – Day 17 – Walking in a Partially-Lit Wonderland
Though admittedly I was kinda hoping to find that the neighborhood we moved into earlier this year would be a hotbed of outdoor decorating enthusiasts who all p...
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2012 Holiday Advent Blog – Day 16 – “Gardening … electrical contracting …”
I’m pretty sure that my sister and I could both still recite this entire song from the Garfield Christmas Special word for word – if I get to count ...
2012 Holiday Advent Blog – Day 15 – Some Faith in Humanity for 2012
It seems impossible to make sense of the tragedy that happened yesterday … 20 children and 6 of their educators murdered in the very halls meant to foster...
2012 Holiday Advent Blog – Day 14 – Merry Fishmas!!!
I swear, this one just slays me* whenever I see it in the store!!! I’ve bought them before and they’re not even very good chocolate, but still, noth...
Reminder – One Week Left for Holiday Shipping!
Just a quick reminder – Wednesday, December 19th is going to be the last day you can order books and get them in time for Christmas, so whether you’...
2012 Holiday Advent Blog – Day 13 – Random Acts of Kindness
I love it when the holidays bring out the best in people, like in the case of 87 year-old Patsy Roberts. She’s a victim of Hurricane Sandy who loved to co...
WordPress Santa Smiley!
So you noticed that cute, little guy at the end of my last post, did ya? :santa: He was actually pretty easy to add to the standard smilies catalog in WordPress...
2012 Holiday Advent Blog – Day 12 – Lego Holiday Village, 2012 Expansion
Courtesy of my wonderful Mom, we made another expansion to our quaint, little Lego holiday village this year – it really has become a favorite among our h...
The cost of lighting up Christmas??? Surprisingly not much!
It comforts me to know that guys like Rob Cockerham are out there, doing the science on stuff to make sure I can light up my house like the Vegas strip with Chr...
2012 Holiday Advent Blog – Day 11 – Oh, Christmas Tree…
Finally got the tree up the other night after having its tattered box sitting in the middle of the family room for the better part of a week! We still had to pu...