The Curse of the Pre-Lit Christmas Tree
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The Curse of the Pre-Lit Christmas Tree

It was a dark and stormy night…well, not really, but I always wanted to start a post off with that.  Yesterday was beautiful and sunny – most likely the last day we’ll see 60-degree weather for a while, since those that are they are calling whomever they call for cold rain tomorrow, dipping the temperature…

Quotable Sunday – First Day of Advent: Hope
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Quotable Sunday – First Day of Advent: Hope

Today marks the First day of Advent.  While it’s not something that we traditionally did as kids, aside from having one of the fun Advent Calendars to mark down the 24 Days of Christmas and a much more elaborate one of these Swedish Angel Chimes: My Swedish Great-Grandmother followed a lot of those traditions when…

Announcing: Elfing Around Christmas Adventure WINNER!

Announcing: Elfing Around Christmas Adventure WINNER!

With the craziness of getting ready for Thanksgiving, I totally forgot to do the drawing for the Elfing Around Giveaway!!  Better late than never!The moment you’ve all been waiting for….The WINNER of: Elfing Around Christmas Adventure – Review and Giveaway Is:   Brian Miller of WaystationOne!!      Congrats, Brian!  Please email me your info…

Spinning up a Friday Smörgåsbord – Fragments, Happy Hour, VGNO and Spin Cycle
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Spinning up a Friday Smörgåsbord – Fragments, Happy Hour, VGNO and Spin Cycle

Welcome to the Black Friday Edition of Friday Fragments!  Do you prop your eyelids open with toothpicks and drag yourself out of bed at an ungodly hour to stand in the long snaking lines waiting for your favorite store to open in the hopes of scoring some awesome deals?  Yeah, me neither. Hence the reason…

Spinning up Wordless/Wordful Wednesday – Thanksgiving Teepee and Hieroglyphics
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Spinning up Wordless/Wordful Wednesday – Thanksgiving Teepee and Hieroglyphics

I was hoping Princess Nagger would be bringing home some cool art she did in school to assist me in the Wordful/Wordless Wednesday post for today.  She didn’t disappoint!  The two days she had school this week, she brought two different art projects home.  On Monday, she brought home this cool Native American Hieroglyphic she…