On the Friday before Christmas break, EIGHT children were absent from Madeleine’s kindergarten class, three with confirmed cases of the flu. So when Madeleine walked(more…)
Non-Prescription Flu Remedies
Month: December 2017
Gingersnaps Recipe for roll-out and drop cookies
I discovered this recipe in Sunset magazine 8 years ago. They did a special issue all about holiday cookies and I just happened to try this(more…)
DIY – Create custom box from shirt box
At some point I amassed a collection of large shirt boxes, which are generally too big for the gifts I’m giving. Which means I’d end(more…)
Subtropical Snow Day
Contrary to popular belief, it does snow in Texas. But not usually in subtropical Houston! Much less actually stick to the ground as proof that(more…)
Last-Minute Pizza Sauce
Friday nights at our house are Pizza and Movie Night. And this past Friday, when I got ready to assemble the pizzas, I realized I(more…)
Christmas Card Memories circa 2014
This morning I stumbled upon this photo from 2014. Three years ago, y’all! We still lived in Oregon then. Beautiful chilly Oregon. We’d driven down(more…)
