I never gave the notion of playing Santa for my kids much thought before the kids themselves arrived on the scene. I just assumed we'd do it, because after all, our parents had done it for us. I had some lovely memories of trying desperately to stay awake, fogging windows with my breath as I [...]
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Given that a Truce Has Been Called
Well, given that Christmas and I are on speaking terms this year, Mark and I are going to spend money on a babysitter tonight so that we can go out and spend more money shopping. 'Tis the season for rampant consumerism and all that (and I'm sure the babysitter has folks to buy for too). [...]
In Which Christmas and I Call a Truce
I'm sitting here in the light of the Christmas tree, sated by a day's worth of Christmas cookie snacking, having just danced to Christmas music with my Christmas-obsessed four-year-old daughter. Her excitement and enthusiasm (and maybe the sugar high) have me feeling, at least today, a little less guilty, anxiety-ridden, ambivalent and depressed about Christmas [...]
It’s that Time of Year
I've always wondered about this one line in that Christmas song, "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," the line about there being "scary ghost stories." Christmas, at least as I've known it, isn't the time for scary ghost stories; that's why we have Halloween, slumber parties and camping. Christmas has one scary ghost [...]
Those Crazy Reindeer
My daughter is currently doing what I used to do as a kid in December: binging on all things Christmas. Tonight having finished a rendition of "Frosty the Snowman" (who was, according to her, "a jolly, happy snow") and "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," she launched into "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer." When she finished [...]
Kathy’s Fun with 4
Hey, it's Thanksgiving here in the USA, and believe it or not, I can actually tie this post into that theme. I'm thankful for good friends (like my real life, blogless friend Kathy), I'm thankful for this blog and its readers, and I'm thankful that I saved Kathy's response to one of my latest meme [...]
This Year I’m Not Going to Cheat
I've known a lot of women who have approached childbirth with a "we'll see how it goes" approach to pain medication. They're just not particularly committed to natural childbirth: they think it would be nice, they've taken the classes, they think they can do it, but you know, they're not opposed to the idea of [...]
