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How the “COVID” Stole Christmas
(4 minute read) Remember the part of Dr.Seuss’ “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” when the grouchy Grinch stood at the top of the mountain peak with the sleigh overloaded with all of the stolen Christmas presents and he hears all the Who’s happily singing? “And the Grinch, with his Grinch feet ice cold in the →
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December Unplugged (Light a Candle)
(6 minute read) “Got a good one, Grammie!” hollered the littlest grandchild as he struggled to lift a thick rotted out log, far too large for his small hands. The children gathered the leafless brittle branches from the frozen ground beneath the bare boned trees. Thrilled with their loot of lifeless limbs, they hopped and →
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A Christmas Story: Watch Your Step Santa
(6 minute read) Once upon a time there lived four children who could hardly be described as children anymore. Their long legs extended under the round oak table, knobby knees bumping and toes colliding. While the table remained the same diameter it always had through the years, these children grew like beanstalks, making the eating →
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These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
(4 minute read) Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittensBright copper kettles and warm woolen mittensBrown paper packages tied up with stringsThese are a few of my favorite things-from The Sound of Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein Tis the season to be merry and deck the halls with boughs of holly! If you are a →
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What Would You Write To Your Younger Self? What Words of Wisdom Did You Need To Hear?
(7 minute read) The kitchen is clean and the driveway is empty of cars. Just the two of us sit with our Mama Bear and Papa Bear coffee mugs reading on our tablets next to the fire, doodle dogs sprawled at our feet and cats curled up in the cat tree. We are back to →
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Oops…CORRECTION! (and Happy Thanksgiving)
My game playing family has brought to my attention a couple corrections to the games I described this week on my blog. The first one is an important progression of the FISH BOWL game. My son, who loves the game, explained to me that the three stages of the game are: Description of the word →
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Timer set, Name Your All-time Favorite Family Games, READY, GO!
(Quickly)…SORRY!…Spoons…Scattergories…Pictionary…Apples to Apples…Fitz It…Balderdash…Chase the Ace…QUIPLASH…Fish Bowl…STOP! Times up! (Word of caution: this was the fastest part of this post, so skim through to a game you want to read more about OR put your feet up, relax and read the whole 16 minute post). Our family loves playing games. Everything from intense one-on-one chess →
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What Weight is On Your Mama Bear Heart This Morning?
(9 minute read) I am late getting my post out on this Monday morning for two reasons. The first is that I woke to tragic news that weighs heavily on my heart. Not far from here is a college campus with students sheltering in place because a shooter is somewhere on the grounds. There are →
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Five Wedding Tips from This Mama Bear
(10 minute read) Who am I to offer advice around weddings? I was MoB when our daughter got married in May, I am the MoG when our son gets married next October*, and we have been guests at three weddings recently. If that is not enough, I would also add that we just celebrated 34 →
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