The girls insisted that my Dad be the one to read this story.  He NEVER reads it straight from the book so they are always waiting for the next joke line.  For example: Not a creature was stirring, not even a louse Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s crap You get the […]

Of course Ellie and Kate aren’t twins, but people used to ask if there were all the time.  They do, however, have some twin tendencies. Both of these girls have night terrors and walk in their sleep.  It is not unusual for Kate to fall out of bed but it will be Ellie that is […]

I can’t believe I haven’t shared my Christmas card yet.  I had them in the mail the day after Thanksgiving, but I guess once I was done I put it right out of my mind! Every year we base our card’s theme on how our beloved college (University of Washington) football teams does. After MANY […]

In order to ensure that Santa had all of the nourishment he needed to make it around the world in 24 short hours the girls and I decided to make something extra special for him.  Joe’s Balls.  I don’t know who Joe is, but we love his balls.  Wanda sent us home with all of […]

Doesn’t that picture look painful? My kids always look like this when they see Santa. A slighly pained expression as they sit with the creepy fat guy in the snow suit. I totally understand their apprehension! I was listening to a radio program last week and callers were sharing their favorite Christmas memory. I didn’t […]

A couple of weeks ago we sat our children down to share a key part of our Canadian Heritage.  My parents are Canadian and my siblings and I have dual citizenship.  Allen and I thought is was high time to pass down this little bit of hoser heritage. You should have seen their eyes light […]