Tag Archives: Christmas

A Christmas to remember.

Posted on December 31, 2022 by polloplayer

It started off brilliantly. We found a beautiful tree this year and these two came up from LA for a cozy tree-trimming visit. We hosted a party for the church and Lily loved being the center of attention. Julia and … Continue reading →

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Family Album: The Merriest Ever!

Posted on January 1, 2022 by polloplayer

Tradition dictates that every Christmas at our house is pretty much the same, yet there’s always a little tweak that makes it a Christmas to remember. Pretty much the same cast of characters, starting with these two rolling in: But … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2021 by polloplayer

A savior has been born to us! Wishing you a most merry and blessed day.

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It’s beginning to look a lot like…chaos!

Posted on December 18, 2021 by polloplayer

Christmas is one week out and I am three weeks behind. Happens every year. Because things happen every year Week before week before last I got nothing done because we hosted an event for twenty people. It turned out to … Continue reading →

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Searching for Christ*mas

Posted on December 11, 2021 by polloplayer

So here we are in the shortest days of the year. I don’t just mean short in terms of daylight, which is swallowed more every day by greedy gulps of winter darkness. Oh, the days are beautiful, of course, but … Continue reading →

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Sparkle and shine.

Posted on December 4, 2021 by polloplayer

The cats would like to inform you that there are some strange, bearded men standing around the house. No, Taylor isn’t one of them – he’s back up in SF. These guys look different. White hair, distant stares. What are … Continue reading →

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Unexpected gifts.

Posted on December 12, 2020 by polloplayer

There’s a quirky article in The Wall Street Journal today regarding the upside of “sloppily wrapped” gifts. This caught my eye, as I am one of those slapdash gift-wrappers whose gifts look like they were wrapped by an assembly line … Continue reading →

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What are we waiting for?

Posted on December 5, 2020 by polloplayer

It’s just a little ironic that after nine “expectant” months of waiting, waiting, waiting, we enter the season of…waiting. Welcome to Advent. When our boys were small and life seemed so simple, they would burst out of Sunday School proudly … Continue reading →

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Family Album: it was very, very, VERY merry.

Posted on December 28, 2019 by polloplayer

Not a creature is stirring, because they’ve all gone home, but we had a houseful, and the best Christmas ever. Auntie Gail arrived first, and then Taylor. Ron joined Gail this year and we were all – especially Lily – … Continue reading →

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‘Tis the Season.

Posted on December 14, 2019 by polloplayer

The season of sheer panic, that is. Yes, it is the Season of Giving and it is is giving me (and possibly you) nothing but headaches. I have Santa envy. I no longer want to play Santa. I want to … Continue reading →

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