Archive for December, 2007
Family + Friends
J & C are visiting from LA. Yesterday, we drove to Stockton for lunch with my mom & sister.
J taught me how to make French onion soup (one of my favorites).
Posted: December 28th, 2007 under Family Life.
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Going Home.
If you haven’t seen Going Home, Hung’s award winning film, you can watch it here.
Posted: December 27th, 2007 under The Everyday.
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Dad.
The freezing temperatures and snow in Lucerne Valley made it difficult for my dad to stay at the monastery there. With the approval of the head monk, dad got permission to transfer to a warmer location in Southern California. He is now living in a town (instead of the desert with one gravel road in [...]
Posted: December 27th, 2007 under Family Life.
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Miss you dad.
Can’t wait to see you in 2008. Happy Holidays.
Posted: December 27th, 2007 under The Everyday.
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The Girls.
I went to my mom’s house for dinner last night and hung out with my sisters. After dinner, M and I made raspberry thumbprint cookies . Baking on Christmas day has been our family tradition for many years. Recently, I’ve lost my touch at making thumbprint cookies. The first batch burned. [...]
Posted: December 26th, 2007 under The Everyday.
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Happy Christmas
I love having family over but the planning and coordinating of arrivals and activities stresses me out. First, H & K were supposed to arrive in time for dinner. Then plans changed and H & K got lost in Sacramento (surprise, surprise).
I woke up this morning to find a special gift from Oscar [...]
Posted: December 25th, 2007 under The Everyday.
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2 days til Christmas
For the past 29 years, I’ve spent Christmas at my mom’s house. All of us kids (always with the exception of one – S or T, depending where they are) go to mom’s house to exchange gifts, enjoy each other’s company, and pig out on mom’s cooking. This year, the tradition changes with [...]
Posted: December 23rd, 2007 under The Everyday.
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Pink Flamingo
Although it has been crazy busy around here, I found some time to make this holiday card for a friend who loves flamingos. I absolutely love the way it turned out!
Posted: December 17th, 2007 under The Everyday.
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Holiday Project: Cards
Made 72 cards in two nights for friends and family. You can’t see the gnome card very well on the right, but I totally love the gnome dude.
J and I were driving down the street the other day and saw a gnome raking leaves in the rain. Ok, so he wasn’t really a gnome dude, [...]
Posted: December 10th, 2007 under Family Life.
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Oh Christmas Tree
It has been a busy, but exciting weekend around here. I bought my first REAL Christmas tree today!
We went to the tree lot and picked out the perfect 4 1/2 ft Noble Fir. She is lovely and currently sitting in my living room with two ornaments. This is really my first tree [...]
Posted: December 10th, 2007 under The Everyday.
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