Archive for December, 2008

Post-Holiday Wrap Up.

December 30th, 2008 Ryan 3 Comments »

Done and not a minute too soon. That had to have been one of the longest holiday seasons ever. It just seemed to keep going and going with no end in sight (ind of like the seemingly endless drive to Ottawa) . Now don’t be fooled into thinking that I didn’t enjoy myself because I [...]

Swirled Sweets.

December 26th, 2008 Ryan 5 Comments »

Another Christmas has come and gone and now we are just left with the aftermath. We were amazed this year at the lack of packaging we had after all the gifts were opened. We mostly used gift bags and a couple stores we go to use brown paper bags which I let the kids decorate [...]

Holiday Traditions.

December 23rd, 2008 Ryan 2 Comments »

It’s funny how things become traditions. Those special things you try and institute but for some reason never seem to stick. Then there are the ones that somehow become a special event that you wouldn’t miss for the world. One of those is now a couple years old and it is for girls only. Each [...]

Snow Bunny.

December 21st, 2008 Ryan 7 Comments »

Another day, another snowstorm. Today is the second storm in the last three days and the white stuff is accumulating at a rapid pace. It is a long walk up the driveway to pick up the girls when they come off the bus in the afternoon. The other day I was a little late getting [...]

Little Elves.

December 18th, 2008 Ryan 8 Comments »

We are very lucky to have a few little elves roaming through the house this Christmas season. Each year they seem to get a little more excited about the whole production. I won’t lie to you and say that it has nothing to do with the big guy in the red suit with all the toys [...]