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Elf on a Shelf
Read about the Letter our Elf bringseach yearWe are a family of tradition. Old ones from the days of my forefathers (this is what my mom tells me); ones created in my own childhood (the wife of an airman living thousands of miles from family my mom had creative juices flowing all the time); now traditions that I am creating for my own children. Tomorrow, as is tradition each December 1st, our Elf comes to visit! For a number of years he has been visiting and he moves around the house each night. Who knows where he is going to pop-up next. Each morning my boys get up excited to figure out where…
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Spouse’s Corner: Traditions – The Backbone of the Holidays
By now the decorations are up, the menu is being set, the cards and invites are purchased and stamps have been budgeted. Well, maybe in a perfect world. But the thought process has traveled down that project list. We hold traditions to keep the family on track as to what the family does: traditions help define family values and heritage. Some of these traditions can be left by the wayside without hesitation. I grew up in a Norwegian household. Lutefisk was always there on the table, but not anymore! Now I don’t even know if it is available in Michigan where I live. Oranges and walnuts were stuffed in our…
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A Moment of Levity
Ah December… family, shopping, baking, preparing, missing family & loved ones, advent, decorating, school parties, friends, squadron … brigade… unit parties. It is a lot to take in over the course of one month. No wonder stress levels zoom this time of year! Have you taken time to laugh this Holiday Season? – Leanne from MilitaryAvenue.combyUnknownonTuesday, December 14, 2010Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to PinterestMilitary Life:Christmas,Holidays,Leanne
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Wordless Wednesday: Day 1 of the Advent Calendar
Related Posts:The Season of Advent: “The rest of my decorations are just that… decorations. But our advent calendar is part of the story-board of our lives.” The Three Wise Men: “We are going to take the joy-filled emotion out of the packaging, paper and toys that we would otherwise be tripping on till they fell apart… and putting it back to where it belongs.”byUnknownonWednesday, December 01, 2010Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to PinterestMilitary Life:Advent,Christmas,Leanne,Wordless
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The Season of Advent
I have to admit. I have WAY TOO MANY Christmas decorations. Not that my house looks like a gaudy gingerbread-house when all is said and done… but that in these days of craziness it takes me two or three days to get it all done. In some ways I just don’t look forward to dragging it all out of the basement, setting it up and then taking it down in a month (or less). BUT I have to admit once I have all the decorations out, I can sit back and relax (between the craziness, of course), and I do truly enjoy the trimmings of the season. One of my…
