Staying Home With My Son

I’m not sure what brought up the subject, but last night Andrew started talking about Christmas and Santa Claus. He looked at me kind of confused and said some people say Santa Claus isn’t real. I thought I was going to cry. I am not ready for him to stop believing in Santa Claus. I’m [...]

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I’m not a big prankster, but Andrew learned about April Fool’s Day at school yesterday and spent most of last night letting me know he couldn’t wait until today because he was going to play pranks on me. It never dawned on me until a half hour before school let out that I should come [...]

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Yesterday somehow I came across some information on Singles Awareness Day. Basically this is a day somebody made up to coincide with Valentine’s Day as an alternative for those of us who are not romantically involved. I laughed about it. Showed it to my friends. Made a big deal about it. And wished everybody over [...]

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Christmas in California 
I got home from California Wednesday night. We had a great time! I’m so glad we were able to go. Andrew barely left my mom’s side the whole time. It was as good for him as it was her. It was good seeing my grandparents again. I always have a hard time leaving [...]

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Dear Santa,
I’ve been a good mom all year. I’ve fed, cleaned and cuddled my children on demand, visited the doctor’s office more than my doctor and sold sixty-two cases of candy bars to raise money to plant a shade tree on the school playground. I was hoping you could spread my list out over several [...]

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Merry Christmas

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Andrew and I went to the mall last Saturday, and he sat on Santa’s lap. Santa asked him what he wanted for Christmas and Andrew wouldn’t tell him. So Santa said, “Will you leave me a note?” Andrew said yes. LOL He’s such a nut.
Here he is with Santa.
 
Merry Christmas!

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My friend Chele over at Mom’s Love Shopping put together this great gift guide called Holiday Gift Ideas: Guilt Free Gifts with Minimal Re-Gifting Opportunities. I just finished reading it and it really does have some great ideas! Several I have never thought of. Hope you get a couple ideas from it also.
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I came across a journaling site today and the question for today was:
What do you really appreciate about your life right now? Take some time to make a list of all the things you’re thankful for.
Thanksgiving was just last week, and many of my blogging friends have already answered this question. I touched [...]

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I was just browsing some blogs and came across a great list of some of this year’s hottest toys.
Check them out.

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