Archive for December, 2007
Christmas Eve in Delaware
We’re spending Christmas with John’s mom and dad, so we headed out to Delaware today in order to avoid having to do the drive tomorrow morning. So that we wouldn’t have to carry our gifts down and back, we opened them yesterday morning. For the second year in a row, we both managed to buy [...]
Rankin/Bass Addicts Unite
Could it possibly be?� A Christmas Rankin/Bass animation marathon?� Yes, it is! On ABC Family!
10am:� Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas in July
12pm: The First Christmas Snow
12:30pm: Nester, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
1pm: Pinocchio’s Christmas
2pm: Jack Frost
3pm: Frosty the Snowman
4pm: Rudolph’s Shiny New Year
5pm: The Year Without A Santa Claus
6pm: Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town
Oh joy! I [...]
Bring on the Comfort and Joy
I finished the last of our shopping today. Everything is wrapped and under the tree. Boxes of gifts have been put into the safe hands of UPS. My Adopt-A-Platoon care package is on its way to Iraq. Our Christmas cards are in the mail. There is practically nothing left to do [...]
Haiku Friday: Christmas
hustle and bustle,
things to do, places to be;
sounds and sights and smells.
a savior was born,
to die for our sins and shame,
oh how glorious!
Thursday Thirteen #5: Gift Ideas
A list of thirteen gift ideas for difficult-to-shop-for people.
1. A travel (hotel, airplane, etc) gift certificate.
2. Fresh loose teas (with a tea ball), or gourmet coffee or hot chocolate.
3. A bird watching starter kit (L.L. Bean has a good one for about $70).
4. Personalized golf balls & towel (or personalized cue ball & billiard set).
5. [...]
Wordless Wednesday
Image shamelessly ripped off from MYTHBOOSTER. See next post for why this is my “Wordless Wednesday.”
MythBusters: Totally Busted
So, like thousands upon thousands of other nerds who have have spent the last two years fighting on the internet over whether an airplane can take off from a treadmill, John and I waited with great anticipation for tonights episode of MythBusters. They were going to tackle the “Plane on a Treadmill” myth once [...]
