Is having more time to look at the stars. I know Winter Solstice is bringing us longer days… but it’s still pretty dark around here. Here’s an article from my newspaper column. I saw no stars on that cloudy night at the Perkins Observatory. Instead of stardust, the astronomers there sprinkled my mind, and the [...]
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In college, a UPS man’s appearance at the front desk simultaneously aroused curiosity and surprise. The UPS man was nothing other than a harbinger of joy, as he dropped off his cardboard package of, what else? Cookies. We could find cookies on campus, especially on Thursday nights in the dining hall — but they weren’t [...]
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Couldn’t put a smile on his face again. He was the one who woke up first – two hours before everyone else, as he “ohhed and ahhed” over the packages left by the man he really doesn’t believe in if you ask him; but couldn’t help but wonder as the lights twinkled across the packages, [...]
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For breakfast, I whipped up a quick brunch on Christmas Eve. Steel Cut Oatmeal was soaked overnight, (here’s how) so that all I had to do was heat it up in the morning. But, the topper was this eggnog french toast — incredibly easy and so, very good. All you do is pour the eggnog [...]
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“Mom, I wasn’t snooping or anything…” “Yeah, but… what?” “Well, those Under Armour shirts that are under my bed are too small for me.” Not only was he looking — but he tried things on?! “Why in the world were you looking under your bed last night? After ski club? Weren’t you so tired that [...]
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Today my mailbox was filled with two complete polar opposites of emotion. The first was a white envelope that contained the words, “I’m sorry, but…” End of story. I had suspected that if such a letter was coming, they would have held off until after the holidays – now I realize that is simply not [...]
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Almost as if I’m going through a mid-life crisis, I’m turning my back on those traditional patterned big rugs I’ve had scattered under my furniture and tables and I’m going for something more serene. The bold, colorful patterns are a great way to hide juice, wine, and graham cracker spills, which was why I was [...]
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The stores are dressed in holiday style, and in the air there’s a feeling of Christmas. So, in that spirit, I decided to take each of my boy’s shopping for each other, alone. I wanted them to truly think about what the other person needs; I expected nothing more than a pack of gum, or [...]
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We had no time to make a complete Gingerbread House, so, we just made the trees instead. These were simply made from a box of sugar cones, thin licorice, red hots and royal icing. Royal icing makes such a great “cement” for these projects, but unfortunately, it is made from raw eggs. Much better to [...]
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