Tag: christmas 2015

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Christmas Night at Peggy and Jim’s

A magical Christmas night at Peggy and Jim’s this year. Ham! Sweet potatoes with pecans! Green beans! And so much delicious dessert. Sam and Maggie playing as Amanda looks surprised! Greg, David, Leigh: Conversation in the great room: Setting the […]

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Merry Christmas!

As you might expect, Samantha made out like a bandit. From Santa: A teepee, a toy rocketship and some drawing pads. From Grammy and LeighLo: a toy piano, a microscope and doll clothes. From mom and dad: a game of […]

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Singing Christmas Carols

A ridiculously cute performance of “Dreidle, Dreidle” and “The 12 Days of Christmas,” then a visit from (who else?) Santa Claus. Five golden rings! Santa came! Merry Christmas!

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A Night of Holiday Parties

Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas! Two fun parties this December Saturday. The first, with kids, and for Hanukkah. Brian and Margery, you brave people! The second, without kids, and for Christmas. Deirdre, you hard worker! Both so much fun. Kids! […]

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How to Make Salt Dough Ornaments

This is not, nor ever will be, a craft blog. But when you have a four-year-old, and you’re heading into Christmas, some crafting is bound to be done. This year, it’s salt dough ornaments. So here is my obligatory Christmas […]

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The Tree is Up

So beautiful. It’s so comforting to take out those ornaments and remember the friends and family we’ve shared them with over the years.

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Annual ‘A Christmas Memory’ Reading

Our annual reading of “A Christmas Memory” with Kris, Tom and Irene. Quivering voices, laughter and tears all made an appearance at this year’s rendition, as always. But the evening  ended up being a little more special than usual: it inspired […]