When Christmas {Train} Comes to Town

by Denise // 24 December, 2012 // Comments off

Like most toddler boys, Little Lion Man is obsessed with trains. Although when my oldest daughter was his age, she loved trains too. In fact, because she loved Thomas and trains so much, we saw The Polar Express in the... Continue reading →

Tinsel and Lights and Happy Hanukkah

by Denise // 10 December, 2012 // Comments off

The other day I heard a Christmas song and the singer’s enchanting voice unhinged a memory. I saw myself driving on a country hillside road on a long commute to work. Almost as clear and haunting as the vision, her... Continue reading →

Music Monday: It Feels Like Christmas

by Denise // 3 December, 2012 // Comments off

Even before the calendar flipped to December, my family and I were already all sparklejollytwinklejingley for Christmas during Thanksgiving. Thanks to the Straz Center, my family and I experienced the joy and magic of Christmas a little early with the... Continue reading →

Day-After Turkey Soup

by Denise // 30 November, 2012 // Comments off

My MIL makes a mean leftover turkey soup. When only the skeletal remains of a once beloved bird were left standing on Thanksgiving, I longed for my MIL’s homemade Scottish penicillin. It baffles me that my husband, having been raised... Continue reading →

Run DMT Second Annual Ultimate Virtual Christmas Cookie Swap

by Denise // 29 November, 2012 // Comments off

Maestro cue the music. *cough* Eh hem. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/jNsp5fP7tB4?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0] It’s the most wonderful time of the year! When flour needs some sifting And batter mixed with an ingredient of good cheer It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s yum,... Continue reading →

Pinning and Planning – November 18

by Denise // 18 November, 2012 // Comments off

Can you believe Thanksgiving is this week? We’re hosting Thanksgiving this year. Last year we happily passed on hosting because we were traveling over to the east coast for the Space Coast Marathon. Although I don’t have a marathon to... Continue reading →

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