Do you have any collections? I have been thinking I might need to take one or two up. But what should they be?
Advent Calendar and Belief Systems
I got an Advent Calendar for me and Wee One to use for the next month. It is the first time I have had one in years, and it is the first kind of Christmas tradition that I’m starting to do with WO. I hope it will create more than an echo of the warmth for WO that I had as a child. What traditions/rituals your family have?
I realize that talking about Advent and Christmas then only refers to the Christian tradition, and I do not want to exclude my non-Christian readers. Are there other winter/year end/solstice rituals you employ?
The Saddest Night Of The Week
Monday night. Because even when you wake up:
Christmas Movies That Are Not Christmas Movies
Living at Casa In-Laws means the TV is on a lot, which wouldn’t be my preference, but we go with it. They like to watch Hallmark seasonal movies and I can’t even be mad. They’re formulaic movies, but its a formula that works, and I don’t mind it playing in front if Wee One.
But they are obviously ‘Christmas Movies,’ and today I want to talk about Christmas movies that aren’t really Christmas movies. They are the ones I (and others) associate with Christmas.
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Weekend Cocktail Share #39
If we were having coffee, we wouldn’t really be having coffee. We would be out to dinner after a busy family weekend. We are at *undisclosed* restaurant, and I’m having this cucumber cocktail that is so so so fucking good; it takes me back to St. Maarten. You’ve never even been to the islands, and after you sip it, you’re there, too.
Go Bl-ucks
The Ohio/Michigan game.
I may be new to Ohio, but I know what to do here. Or at least, I know how much windows cost.
Peaceful morning
This is a quiet few moments that Wee One fell asleep early for her nap and I can write albiet a little stream-of-consciously. It’s in my iPhone, which I don’t do often.
Sipping coffee in my Thanksgiving-ready in-laws while WO naps.
She fell this morning, hard. I wasn’t as aggressive about the way she was climbing as I could have been, and I feel so bad. I sat down and nursed her; she got so much comfort from it and fell right to sleep. It was precious.
A friend of mine is studying to become a vicar at Oxford, and he said the school put on a traditional Thanksgiving meal in honor of their American students. He said, “trying to explain marshmallows On potatoes…”
My mom is coming out today, and I’m excited to see her.
Happy Day of Thanks, everyone.
Texas, You Can Hold ‘Em
“No one was sure why or how the Swedish fish first arrived, but from that point forward, things were different.*”
Let Me Clear My Throat
I called my senators today.
I called them about a few acts that are coming before Congress, and a part of the president-elect’s cabinet I think is bad for our nation. It’s the first time I ever called an elected official, and I feel pretty good about it.
A Piece of Recently Found Family (History)
Shortly before Wee One was born, I learned something about my family, about a great great grandfather I didn’t know I had. I don’t know a lot about my family history, so this was cool to learn.
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I Didn't Just Wake Up This Morning With A Craving 