Out for my first walk/run of the year

We woke up in a swath of fog and all I could think was drop the kids at school and then head out for some exercise. I am so pleased I did it. Now at home relaxing with a hot cup of tea and listening to the silence of the house. With Christmas officially behind […]

Sugar cookie brigade arrives at our house today

No Christmas at our house is complete without the magic of sugar cookies that we like to ice and decorate with candies and sprinkles. The kids and I rolled up our sleeves this afternoon and my son counted our cookie cutter collection to 19 now. Tomorrow we are onto gingerbread men, a Christmas reading by […]

Our Christmas tree is up!

It’s always a great day in our life as a family when we slow things right down and fetch out all our favorite ornaments to decorate our tree. Our tradition is to cut down a tree in the wild and bring it home. This year we played Christmas music and gave each other lots of […]