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A Leftover, Some Snow, and … A GIVEAWAY!!!

January 5, 2009

Now that Christmas is over, so are Treasure Tuesdays. How does “Toss-Up Tuesdays” sound until I think of something better? How apropos since today’s post is a catch up of sorts.

A newly adopted tradition that I swiped from Gab (thanks Gab!) was the Christmas Card Map. This year we tracked where our cards came from. The teacher in me ate up the educational aspect of it and the kids were eager to spot the mail lady fishtail her yellow jeep down our street with our precious parcels everyday. Marking the map was popular enough to cause more than one wrestling match.

California won by a landslide with Utah and Idaho in a close race for second. It was exciting to see that 15 states and 2 countries were represented. What a fun tradition!

The husband revisited one of his favorite parts of living in Utah on our recent trip and captured it on video. ( There was no helicopter or chair lift involved.)

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There you go Honey. You finally made “The Blahhhg”.

And finally, I won THIS from Lindsey the other day. I am very excited since one of my resolutions this year is to unleash my inner crafter (assuming I have one). I guess we’ll soon find out because now I must Pay It Forward. Here’s the deal:

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–Be one of the first three bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me. (Don’t cringe just yet. It’ll be good)

–Winners must post this challenge on your blog, meaning that you will Pay It Forward, creating a handmade gift for the first three bloggers who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway!

–The gift that you send to your Three Friends can be from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your item. This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your gifts. And, remember: It’s the Spirit and the Thought That Count!

–When you receive your gift, please feel free to blog about it, sharing appropriate Linky Love!

If you are not one of the Top Three Commenters on this post, you can still play along. Please take the button and post it on your blog; start your own Pay It Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same!

Get Ready. Get Set. Comment!!!

Tags: Christmas, pay it forward, snow
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What-in-the-Heck Wednesday … The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

December 24, 2008

(I’m posting this a day early since I have a feeling tomorrow may be a nuthouse)

OK, first the good.

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Have I mentioned that Idaho is a unique place to live? Living out in the country affords many opportunities not available in the confines of a city. For instance, it snowed here in Idaho. A lot. And it’s been cold. Very cold. We accumulated enough snow to reconsider getting a second 4-wheel drive. Yet, I have not seen hide nor hair of a snowplow anywhere but on the highway. That leaves our neighborhood the perfect setting for doing things like this:

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Uh Oh. Someone got left behind.

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The Bad:

Is it just me or does it seem like every year there’s someone sick at Christmas time? Well, this year it’s Will’s turn to be feverish, drippy, crabby, and miserable. He’s been that way since Saturday and we’re hoping by tomorrow he’ll be much improved. Keep your fingers crossed!

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I’m just gonna throw this next one in with the bad because I think it’s just about time that these two blonds get a haircut.

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And the Ugly:

Know what happens when the kids are all out of school and you spend the day playing in the snow and baking the Christmas Eve desserts? Your house experiences neglect and in turn, revolts in the form of dirty laundry piles, sinks full of dishes, floors just pleading for a vacuum and rooms in want of a cleaning lady. Lest you think my house always looks photo-ready, here’s a little glimpse of what we’ll be workin’ on before the big day arrives.

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Just keepin’ it real.

Happy Wednesday, thanks for stopping by and have a Wenderful Christmas!

Tags: Christmas, Idaho, snow
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Memory Monday

December 15, 2008

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Ralf’s parents were here this weekend for a pre Christmas celebration. Charlotte and I went through the bag of old photos collected from Ralf’s grandmother in Vienna. Holy Toldeo, there are a lot of fascinating stories to be told!

I affectionately refer to these people as “the boat people” because they look to me like they’re getting ready to board the Titanic. This is actually a 1909 wedding photo. Here’s the story behind it:

This has to be a wedding photo of my grand-aunt Mitzi. She was one of seven children raised in a very small town near Vienna. The family was not wealthy by any stretch of the imagination, and all the daughters had to go into service with well-to-do families in Vienna. She was the prettiest of all of them, and found a rather rich, though much older husband, who, in turn, ended up helping out all the other sisters when they came to seek their luck in the big city. At least, that’s the saga I heard growing up. The husband died rather soon, leaving Mitzi with a sizable pension. Her only daughter married a lawyer and lived a comfortable life also.

Next week I’ll post a picture of some of those siblings as children. We figured out that the picture is from about 1895. It’s the oldest picture in the bunch.

Winter came to Idaho this weekend in the form some lazy flakes dusting the landscape. I guess we live in the “banana belt” of the state and it snows very little. So the kids were thrilled with what little snow we did manage to collect.

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The kids had a Christmas piano concert at my fellow blogger/friend/piano teacher’s house. Every one did a great job. Will only had to be taken out once. And there were even brownies afterwards. Always a bonus.

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