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Merry Christmas!

One of the best Christmases I can remember – great gifts, great food, great moments, great family plus in two days, we’re off to Cuba! Enjoying Christmas supper… Sasha got cool sunglasses for the beach and a new hoodie from Grandpa and Grandma… She also loved her princess dress-up outfit… Pace had a parkour […]

¶ Posted 25 December 2015 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § Shea § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cute, economics, xmas

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Our Xmas Baby Reveal (Dec 24, 2012)

¶ Posted 24 December 2015 § Baby § Family § Pace § Sasha § Shea § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cute, parents, xmas

Music Monday – “He told his niece/’It’s Christmas Eve, I know our life is not your style,’/She said, ‘Christmas is like solstice/And we miss you and it’s been awhile'”

Happy Solstice! What a perfect song for today’s Music Monday post as this song compares and contrasts traditional Christian holiday celebrations with those who are not… “Christians and the Pagans” – Dar Williams

¶ Posted 21 December 2015 § Humour § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: atheism, music, xmas

One Week From Today…

…we will be here:

¶ Posted 20 December 2015 § Family § Pace § Sasha § Shea § Travel § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool, parents, travel, xmas

Saturday Snap – Pace’s School Winter Concert

They’re not allowed to say “Christmas” but this year, his grade sang a recognizable Christmas song (“Let It Snow”) [Edit: oh, that’s funny. I looked back at my post from three years ago about Pace’s first school concert and what song did I suggest would be a good, non-offensive choice but still “Christmasy”? Someone from […]

¶ Posted 19 December 2015 § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § SecularSunday § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cute, education, language, music, xmas

Secular Sunday – The Joy of Celebrating A Godless Christmas

At my library branch, we’ve had lots of interesting conversations around the “Happy Holidays/Merry Christmas” dichotomy that always happens at this time of year in western society. We talked about how to balance the library’s responsibility to be inclusive and respectful of all faiths, cultures and beliefs but also how Christmas is the holiday most […]