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Holiday

Halloween 2007

November 1, 2007

Oh my word, but Halloween was a hoot around here. We had Charlotte’s and Anne’s families over for pizza, then the men folk took the chilluns Trick-or-Treating while us women had wine and laughed. If Charlotte and Anne give me permission, I’ll post pictures of costumes later. In the mean time I’ll share mine with [...]

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Valentine’s = Spin Art

February 13, 2007

Well, it’s February. More than that, it’s one day to Valentine’s, which, in our house, means the yearly spin art extravaganza. Ever since my children were two and four, respectively, we have made spin art valentines for their friends. Because I am nothing if not predictable, this year was no different. I give you the [...]

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Fifty Cheap Dates

February 6, 2007

Shalee is hosting an amazing carnival today. She’s asking for our ideas for inexpensive dates and ways to reconnect with our spouses. The thing Husband and I do is go to bed with each other every night. While we are laying in bed, we discuss our day, what the kids are doing, future events, or [...]

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Happy New Year!

January 1, 2007

Happy 2007 to everyone! Time seems to move so fast now that we’re adults, doesn’t it? As a child the year would seem to drag on and on. Now I blink and it’s gone. I used to make resolutions, but I find they are empty promises to myself. If I make someone else a promise, [...]

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Merry Christmas!

December 25, 2006

I hope everyone has a happy and safe holiday. Enjoy your families today and laugh a lot! Here’s a little something to get you started. Remember, I told you I’m an elf. Don’t forget to come back and leave me a little comment.

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Secular Boomwhackers!

December 21, 2006

Remember how Antique Mommy outed me as the next secular handbell sensation? Scrap that. I still love the idea of the handbells, but HERE’S what I think my real calling is: secular boomwhackers. It’ll be sweeping the nation y’all. Seriously. How cool is this? And how in world did they ever figure it out? Makes [...]

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Could You Repeat That?

December 20, 2006

This time of year it’s hard not to have Christmas memories of some sort, isn’t it? One of my favorites is when my brother was about six. He wanted with all his heart a Snoopy Scooter Shooter. Waaaaay back then, in 1978, our little town did not have a mall. Instead Santa was usually swinging [...]

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The GB&G List OR The BB&G List

December 18, 2006

Which one are you? GB&G or BB&G? For the uninitiated, that’s Good Boy & Girl or Bad Boy & Girl. And for the really uninitiated, that’s LISTS–as in SANTA’S lists. Now I’d like to think that we’re all GB&Gs here at Casa de Chili. However, we do have our moments. So occasionally we like to [...]

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Wizards of Winter

December 11, 2006

I love this video. I saw it last year and it’s the reason I bought my first Trans-Siberian Orchestra CD. There’s something about it, though, that reminds me of the mall scene in Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure… Tomorrow I will share with you my White Elephant gift from Kelly at Pass the Torch. You [...]

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WFMW: Christmas CDs I Love

November 29, 2006

Goslyn was asking which Christmas CDs we love because she doesn’t have any. This got me thinking and I decided to do a whole post on this topic. Then I thought some more and decided I’d make it my WFMW post. So here it is, my WFMW: Christmas CDs I love. This list is not [...]

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