As I sat in Midnight Mass early this very morning with my two oldest (another tradition is for them to attend Midnight Mass with me when they turn nine. I don’t know why nine exactly, but that’s when my oldest first went, so my oldest son turned nine this year, so he went. New tradition… Continue reading Forty-Three: Merry Christmas 2025
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Forty-Two: Our Family Christmas
Today was the big day for us, our Christmas celebration. As we do every year, we marked today on the calendar as our day to share our gifts, a big meal, and our time together as our big gift to each other. I’ll walk you through each part of our day, one by one, as… Continue reading Forty-Two: Our Family Christmas
Forty-One: Green Pipe Cleaners
Old Man: “You know, Zudock just bought one of those brand new… green plastic trees.” Tree Guy: “Oh no!“ Old Man: “Darn thing looks like it was made out of…green pipe cleaners.” [Both men laugh.] Mom: “This is a very nice tree.” Tree Guy: “I’ll throw in some rope and tie it to your car… Continue reading Forty-One: Green Pipe Cleaners
Forty: Christmas Traditions
Our big family has many Christmas traditions, both big and small, but there are too many to list completely here. That being said, I’m going to tackle at least a few of them for those of you who might be curious about what we do as a big family each Christmas. Of course, this year… Continue reading Forty: Christmas Traditions