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One Day ‘til Christmas

I can’t believe it’s Christmas Eve already. Dinner will be served around 2:00 at our house, and we’re having grilled ham, broccoli, corn, scalloped potatoes from scratch, yeast rolls, and cheesecake for dessert. Of course, there will be cookies and fudge available too. Do you open a gift, or all your gifts on Christmas Eve or do you save them for Christmas Day? We will each open one small gift later and then we’ll put out cookies and milk for Santa and hang up the stockings. Daddy will read ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas just before our youngest gets tucked … Continue reading →

“Who Fills Your Stocking?”

Just a couple days ago, I was chatting with a group of colleagues about the pending holidays. Someone asked me if I still did “stockings” for my kids even though they were older, nearly-grown teenagers. “Of course!” I answered happily. It was followed up with what appeared to be the accidentally insensitive: “Does anyone fill your stocking?” Well, I admit that I felt that typical momentary self-consciousness that we single parents get used to before I answered with as much self assurance as I could muster: “Nope. I’ve been a single parent for a long time and I’m quite used … Continue reading →

How to Make Christmas Decorations Using Your Favorite Photos

With less than 50 days until Christmas surely you must have your home decorated for the season. Yeah, right. I am nowhere near the decorating phase. In fact, I’m still in the designing phase, but I know time is not on my side. If you are scrambling to find unique homemade gifts to give to family and friends, consider completing the two projects I am working on. They are simple to make and quite affordable. But, the best part is that they feature personal photographs of the special people in your life. I find that that these projects are a … Continue reading →

Kids’ Crafts: Week in Review November 27 – December 2

Hey! It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here! It’s only a few weeks away, so we’ll squeeze in a few more weeks of crafts, but it’s going to be here before we know it. If you missed anything this week, take a quick peek below for a rundown of this week’s articles: Let’s Make Christmas Stockings! This article includes an image that can be used to make a pattern for making your own simple stocking. There is also a link to eight great patterns for fun stockings that you and your family can make together. It’s Time … Continue reading →

Is Santa Coming to Your House?

Warning: You may not want to let young children read this! How does your family know when Santa’s been to visit? Are the cookies and milk all gone when you’re kids get up? Does Santa bring all the presents, or does he just fill the stockings and add a few items along with the other gifts already under the tree? Are there more gifts from Santa or from Mom and Dad? Maybe there is just one special gift from him. Perhaps he brings a few but his gifts are separate from the others. Does he use different wrapping paper and … Continue reading →