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Boys and Their Football
For our family, or rather, for Kevin and his dad and brothers, the holidays mean football – and not just any football, BOWL GAMES. There seems to be two or three different games on a day, culminating with the National… Continue reading
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Twas the day after Christmas . . .
. . . and the decorations are gone! We had a wonderful Christmas holiday – which I will tell you about in a minute – but as soon as we had finished with all the Christmas activities yesterday, Kevin and… Continue reading
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Christmas Breakfast
Call them what you want – jelly rolls, sticky rolls, or monkey bread, they are delicious!! Hot Roll Pull-aparts Layer the following ingredients in a greased bundt pan: ½ cup pecan pieces (optional) 18-20 frozen bake and serve… Continue reading
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The Party Animal
Yea! I am finally getting around to posting about Derek's birthday. I must say, that a child's first birthday is really about the parents. The baby is so little, they won't remember anything, and really they have NO clue what… Continue reading
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My Santa Baby
One year ago today, this sweet little boy, Derek Michael Brown, was born. What an amazing blessing and gift. As I look back over the last year, it blows me away how much he has grown and changed – and… Continue reading
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Finished With Holiday Parties
For this year at least. (Kevin is celebrating, as I am usually dragging him along to the parties, since it is me who really wants to be there.) It all started with our ward party, the first weekend in December. … Continue reading
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Countdown to Christmas
Lily has been counting down to Christmas on three different Advent calendars. The first one she does, is one of those paper ones with the piece of chocolate inside each little window. The funniest thing is how every single day… Continue reading
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The Headless Wiseman . . .
. . . and shepherd. Ah, that boy! He attacked our Nativity, and we had some casualties. The wiseman was first, and while I was finding all of his pieces, Derek went after the shepherd. I am pretty sure the… Continue reading
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Finished . . .
with Holiday baking!!!! I love it, I really do, but it is nice to be finished with all the things I needed to bake for – one more thing off the list. Wednesday, Lily and I baked all day long. … Continue reading
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Craft #2 and Many other Christmas Adventures
Well, I finally built up the energy to do the second half our nativity. It was so cute, but a lot of work. Halfway through, I realized that the glue dots and my tacky glue weren't sufficient, and so I… Continue reading