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Monday and the traveling salesman

Now normally I’m not that fond of Monday’s, but for this week I can honestly say that I love it! See I took a vacation day today and Daryl also has the day off. And then to top that – … Continue reading

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It’s Christmas time!

And what a great day! Mom’s Christmas was starting at noon for anyone who could make it for dinner, so around 11:00 I headed over to see what I could help with. She had pretty much everything under control and … Continue reading

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Very busy day today

Daryl and William took off early this morning to head to Chicago to pick up Kyle who was flying in from Korea and also to pick up his friend who was flying in from New York. And while they were … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to you! What a couple of great days we’ve had so far and our family Christmas and my Mom’s hasn’t even happened yet! We started the celebration out last night by going to our church for the Christmas mass. … Continue reading

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Christmas is almost here

Oh man Christmas is almost here and I still have a lot to do! Now I’m trying to be realistic and know that not everything that I want to get done will get done. But I’m still hoping that most … Continue reading

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Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree….

I’ve been working on decorating the Christmas tree these past couple of days and tonight I finally had a chance to get out the ornaments and start hanging them up. I did get most of them hung but I still … Continue reading

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My coat is finally here!

I had ordered a coat back on November 3rd and was wondering when or even if I was ever going to see it. Now you have to admit that almost 7 weeks does seem like a long time right? I … Continue reading

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Clark Griswold

I went to town tonight after work and found that Christmas lights were 70% off in the store that I was in. SCORE right? Now did I need them? Heck no. But was I going to buy them? Well ya! … Continue reading

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Christmas Decorations – Monday’s job

It’s that time of the year again when we’re taking down the summer and fall stuff and digging out the Christmas things,  and that’s exactly what we were doing tonight. The only thing that I just don’t understand is why in … Continue reading

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St. Nicholas Day

It’s that time of the year when our family get’s together for St. Nicholas Day. If you are new to St. Nicholas Day, it’s usually celebrated on the eve of December 5th and the official St. Nicholas Day is December 6th. I … Continue reading

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