The News: Friday, December 28 Edition

And so we enter the last weekend of the year. Normally, this would be a time for reflection, for making resolutions we fully intend to keep but know we will break before Valentine's Day, for looking back ov... Continued

The News: Thursday, December 27 Edition

Once again, the huge apocalyptic blizzard that hit a fair portion of the states around us pretty much missed us entirely. We got maybe an inch of snow total, but there was enough wind I've still got grass s... Continued

The News: Wednesday, December 26 Edition

And...we're back to real life again. Yesterday was a pleasantly relaxing day at my house, with nowhere to be, no schedule to keep, and no expectations of anyone. Sure, I made a huge dinner, and there were p... Continued

The News: Monday, December 24 Edition

I survived the first family Christmas with my sanity somewhat intact! It's a Christmas miracle! No, really...it was actually pretty good. My second-oldest niece brought her boyfriend, who in addition to bei... Continued

The News: Sunday, December 23 Edition

I'm totally cheating. It's really about 3:45am, but I'm going to schedule this for a more reasonable time. Really, I should be sleeping, but I still have about 847 things to do before my family descends upo... Continued

The News: Saturday, December 22 Edition

Ah, the "ohmygod everyone will be here in 24 hours" bedlam! Yup, the world descends on my house tomorrow, and while we are always ready for it, we never feel like we will be. Well, that's not quite right. I... Continued

The News: Friday, December 21 Edition

Well, the world doesn't appear to have ended, or if it did I didn't notice, so I guess I should do an affiliate news post. Since I have a captive audience, I'd like to wish my niece a very Happy Birthday! S... Continued

The News: Thursday, December 20 Edition

Yesterday, I was the queen of holiday shopping. I got out of physical therapy at just shy of noon, and arrived back home about 2:30. In the middle there I stopped at three different stores and also had lunc... Continued

The News: Tuesday, December 18 Edition

And so it begins. Today is day one of my holiday baking, and while I have cut back to less than half what I normally do, it's still going to be a project. On today's list are pumpkin cookies with white choc... Continued