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10 Christmas Disagreements

It wasn’t intentional but posting “Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight)” by the Ramones yesterday got me thinking about ways family members might disagree on important topics at this time of year: Jason vs. Shea: When to put up the tree. Me: November 12. Her: Early December. Compromise: usually late November. Shea vs. Jason: How to […]

Posted 11 December 2018 § Family § Humour § List § Pace § Sasha § Shea § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “Where is Santa at his sleigh?/Tell me why is it always this way?/Where is Rudolph? Where is Blitzen, baby?/Merry Christmas, merry merry merry Christmas”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y5GtaTrPHM “Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight Tonight)” – The Ramones

Posted 10 December 2018 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Xmas ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – @officialRPL Kids Xmas Party and Bookmas Tree

Hard to believe we’ve been going to the Regina Public Library Kids Christmas Party for ten years.  (Well, Sasha hasn’t been going that long but her brother’s been going since he was a baby!) …and you might see a bit of it in our family pic but here’s a better short of the beautiful “Bookmas […]

Posted 08 December 2018 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap § Shea § Work § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “Lord it’s like a hard candy Christmas/I’m barely getting through tomorrow/But still I won’t let/Sorrow bring me way down”

The phrase “hard candy Christmas” refers to a time in American history when many families who did not have much money could only afford to give penny candy to their children at Christmas…The hard candy metaphor suggests that life can be hard and sweet at the same time. “Hard Rock Candy” – Dolly Parton

Posted 03 December 2018 § Library § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Work § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

My 10 Favourite Christmas Songs

I’ve posted a lot of Christmas songs over the years, mostly as Music Monday posts, but I don’t think I’ve ever tried to make a list of my favourite Xmas songs, at least until now. So what makes a great Christmas song in my mind? Weirdly with how joyful the season is, my favourites mostly […]

Posted 02 December 2018 § Family § List § MemoryLane § PopCulture § UK § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – A Busy Saturday Means The Christmas Season Has Officially Begun!

Took Sasha to the local community association’s Santa Breakfast this morning. (Shea had already eaten by the time we remembered it was on and Pace, being the typical pre-teen he is, said he didn’t want to come.) Walked Sasha to a birthday party at one of her kindergarten classmate’s houses in the neighbourhood. On the […]

Posted 01 December 2018 § Family § Pace § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap § Shea § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “Kept his mother Mary worried/Always out on his own/He met another Mary who for a reasonable fee/Less than reputable was known to be/His heart was full of love, love, love”

A modern take on the story of Jesus… “The Christmas Song” – Dave Matthews

Posted 26 November 2018 § MusicMonday § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Saturday Snap – Putting the Star on the Tree

Posted 24 November 2018 § Family § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Saturday Snap – My Christmas List (on the First Day of Fall)

Yesterday was the first day of fall but much of Saskatchewan had already received a heavy snowfall and Regina got a sleety-snowy rain that didn’t stick around but definitely felt more like winter than fall. There were other signs that it felt more like winter than fall as well.  When I turned on the “Flow” […]

Posted 22 September 2018 § Family § Humour § Sasha § Saskatchewan § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – Playing Giant Jenga? Better Break Out The Protective Gear!

As a precaution, Sasha put on her boots and brother’s skateboarding helmet at New Year’s to play the lifesize Jenga game that Grandpa Dennis made for us. I’d upload the video of the game finally toppling when Grandma Joan tried a difficult move but I jumped pretty high myself when it toppled over! 😉

Posted 06 January 2018 § Family § Humour § Sasha § Sports § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,