Ya. So I’m sitting there the other night, all cozy in my big comfy chair and looking at my warm and cozy twinkle lights and kind of overlooking one.... Read More
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… on the mess
Last weekend we had Dingle Family Christmas. Sure, it’s a little misleading in that not everyone who comes to Dingle Family Christmas is toting around the last name ‘Dingle’,... Read More
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… on frozen christmas magic
I don’t wanna brag but… I totally know Anna from Frozen. I mean, we’ve been kind of tight for a while now and, having known a few celebrities in... Read More
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… on the rescue tea set
Years ago, when the kids were little (and quite demanding little suckers), I had an hour between dropping one little monster off, and a meeting that would eventually tumble... Read More
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… on the freakin’ dawn
Okay, you guys know me pretty well by now. I am not really a wHiner… Nor a complainer… Let’s even go for the not-so-much in the ‘dweller’ or ‘hold onto... Read More
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… on apple pride
Yesterday, a Christmas miracle happened. I was cleaning Self-Proclaimed Perfect Boy Gabe’s and Number One Son Sam’s bedroom (yes, to ready them for the Christmas blankets and decorations that... Read More
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… on a new tradition
I have two nieces whom I refer to as my practice kids. And, now that they are all grown up and have responsible jobs and are married and have kids,... Read More
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… on the christmas thing
Each year on December 1st, I come as close to playing Mother Nature as I can get, when I choose to make it snow. Right here on the blog.... Read More
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… on real life
There is a very famous YouTube video, entitled ‘David After Dentist’, where this poor little kid is recovering from having some sort of oral surgery. Over 134 million people have... Read More
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… on an early thanksgiving morning
House still quiet, morning’s light ShepHerds rise from sleeping spaces Looking ’round, this feels just right Fires glow from fiery places Lids rattle, knock, complain a bit Pots roused,... Read More
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… on simply thankful
Lately, it seems to me that the collective ‘we’ have lost our minds. And, in these times, my brain yields to my heart and soul… but not to lead.... Read More
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… on giving thanks in shades of blur
I love the platypus… it’s my favorite animal, distantly followed by sloths, kinkajous and wombats. When we moved to Australia and I knew I’d be on a continent with... Read More