Posted by: dateacher on: May 29, 2009
Part 2 in a series
Ah, toys of childhood, who doesn’t remember the toys of childhood. I had this one group of toys that I played with nearly every day, and I still have this group of toys, that’s how much I loved them. When going through the attic with my mom, many things got tossed [...]
Posted by: dateacher on: December 23, 2008
You know the Christmas song – the 12 drummers, 11 pipers, 10 lords, 9 ladies, 8 maids, 7 swans, 6 geese, 5 rings, 4 birds, 3 hens, 2 doves, and the partridge – but do you know what the 12 days of Christmas really are? Those 78 gifts…who has room for all those things?
But did [...]
Posted by: dateacher on: December 22, 2008
That most wonderful time of the year is 3 days away - are you ready?
For this household, the getting ready is fairly easy…put up a few decorations, buy a few gifts (and try to make them useful or meaningful – one or the other because it’s almost impossible to do both), and wait…
Christmas carries a different aura when [...]
Posted by: dateacher on: November 30, 2008
….a lot like Christmas everywhere I go….and yet, I’m so far out of being in a Christmas mood that I am even having trouble writing this blog post. I have many thoughts running around in my head about the “holiday season.”
Every year it seems like the Christmas season begins earlier and earlier. When did it [...]
Posted by: dateacher on: November 29, 2008
As another Turkey Day has come and gone, I reflect on:
1) Gratitude = (noun) the quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful. I’m grateful for my health, my family, my friends, my home, my job (especially in the wake of so many layoffs) and my dog (people say their children bring joy to their [...]