It's always interesting to read Facebook during November. Many of my American friends prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday by posting a daily "thankful for" status update. I haven't done likewise, which speaks more to my inherent resistance towards going along with the crowd than it does to my internal feelings of gratitude. Because, in truth, […]
Holidays
Its Labor Day
Sowing. Reaping. Harvest. Work comes with a price, but yields a priceless reward. Happy Labor Day! Source
An Interesting Email
This weekend, while idly checking my email, I told The Boy about an interesting email that had just arrived in my work inbox. It was from Santa Claus. Specifically, it was from a professional Santa Claus, introducing my company to his services should we want to hire a Santa (we won’t – we have a […]
The Hayley Year in Review
I didn’t get around to sending out Christmas cards this year – no surprise there given all that’s gone on lately in our household. But I couldn’t let the year end without sending a greeting of some sort out to the world. And I also wanted to teach myself to make an infographic, since I […]
Up in Smoke
Do you know what would be fun? I asked The Boy. Do I care? he replied. I ignored him. I think it would be fun to do a variation on the Festivus tradition of Airing of Grievances. Instead of talking about how we’ve disappointed to each other, let’s air our grievances from the past few […]
Holiday Wrap Up: Part 3
Ok, last holiday-related post: The Boy and I, because of multiple reasons, didn’t really feel very holiday-ish this year. Lotsa drama, plus The Boy’s DI…it was hard to feel in the mood. Shopping was done at the last minute (very atypical for me). Decorations were only partially hung. We didn’t drive to look at lights […]
Holiday Wrap Up: Part 2
Here’s a fun idea (from Pinterest!) that I used to creatively wrap these: Run a bead of hot glue on the inside of a jar lid. Hold the gift card in place until the glue sets. Allow to fully dry (about 10 minutes). Add a sprinkling of glitter – not too little, not too […]
Holiday Wrap Up: Part 1
Limestone, prairieland, birds in flight, rolling hills and snow…it must be Christmas in the Flint Hills of Kansas: Slippery, slow, white-out, giant fluffy flakes…must be a post-family Christmas drive home through Oklahoma: And 2″ of snow on the ground at home…must be a White Christmas at the Hayley House (a first for our area since 1985!):
Giving Thanks
My Facebook feed seemed filled with thankfulness during November – a daily “thankfulness” project that many of my friends participated in. I didn’t. But that didn’t mean I wasn’t thankful. I was just overwhelmed…maybe a little too overwhelmed and distressed to think about being thankful. However, things have slowed down a bit and I thought […]
A Holiday Miracle
Do you love eggnog? I do. I do not love eggnog’s calories, however. Seriously, have you looked at the nutritional information. It’s shocking: 220 calories for an 1/2 serving = 1 glass of eggnog for me all holiday season. Bah, humbug. Then I found this: It’s wonderful. Absolutely delicious. Maybe not quite as thick as […]