holidays Archive

  • Valentine’s Day

    Valentine’s Day

    So, how did you celebrate Valentine’s Day?  Was it a holiday filled with love, passion and romantic notions?  Were there roses and little chocolate hearts gracing your bed pillow?  Did your sweetheart whisper sweet-nothings into your ear pledging his or her undying devotion, romantic music playing in the background? Yeah, mine was almost like that.  [...]

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  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    Martin Luther King Jr.

    Today, the country is celebrating a true hero, a man who recognized a need to educate and advocate and a man who ultimately gave his life up to the fight for equality of all mankind.  The man was Martin Luther King, Jr. For some, yes, this day may primarily conjure up thoughts of a paid day-off [...]

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  • It’s Getting a Little Crazy Up In Here

    It’s Getting a Little Crazy Up In Here

    Things are starting to get a teensy bit looney in this house.  We’ve been on Christmas break for a week and a half, we’ve celebrated the holiday with a whole lot of gusto and are now anticipating one overly long night to ring in the New Year.  I, for one, am quite ready for this whole [...]

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  • Let the Festivities Begin!

    Let the Festivities Begin!

    Hooray, it’s Christmas Eve!  I can hardly believe that the hourly countdown has begun.  The kids have already started asking me for updates as to how long they have to wait until Santa will arrive.  It’s been what has seemed like a long time coming but the big day is finally within our reach! I [...]

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  • Three more days…

    Three more days…

    Honestly, I really can’t believe that it’s almost Christmas Day.   And I’m kind of sad about it.   It may be a little bit silly to already be upset that something is ending, when it hasn’t even happened yet, but anybody who has been eagerly anticipating this specific morning for 364 days understands the inevitable letdown that [...]

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