December 2010

The Last Week

December 31, 2010

Despite the nasty bug that hit our girls the week before Christmas, we did manage some small celebrations at home, even if Zoe’s were still confined to the couch. Thankfully everyone is healthy again, and we’ve been spending days at home or catching up with friends in this last week of the year. We’ve been… [...]

Is it Christmas Yet?

December 23, 2010

Our Advent bags are slowly disappearing, replaced by Christmas cards as it gets closer and closer to the big day. But it is disappointment rather than excitement that is mounting here at the pickle farm. With one, two… possibly three sick kids on my couch today our Christmas plans have been at worst cancelled and [...]

Boat Races and a Tangled Ticket Give Away!

December 22, 2010

This post is sponsored by Nuffnang. Keep reading to the end for your chance to win a family pass to see the new Disney movie Tangled. “First the worst, second the best, third the ugly princess….” My ears ring to the constant cries of “It’s Not Fair!” and there is already a bit of competitiveness [...]

Delinquent Mothers

December 20, 2010

Life is frantic at the Pickle Farm today. I have a sick kid, a back yard full of mud and holes, Christmas presents half wrapped and chickens in my kitchen. Yes, chickens…. in my kitchen. Two of them. A black one and a white one. And no, they are not waiting to be roasted, they [...]

Last Links of the Year

December 18, 2010

As life hurtles towards Christmas at a frantic pace, my feed reader is full to bursting with unread posts. I’m longing for a few lazy days when I have nothing else to do but read blogs and follow link trails while the baby sleeps…. Sadly that is not in my immediate future, so instead here [...]

Printable Christmas Tags

December 17, 2010

Every Christmas I think about making our own gift tags, to print and put on gifts, and every year I end up writing the names on our gifts in black marker. But not this year! This year I whipped up a set of gift tags using my Raining Deers digital scrapbooking kit. They aren’t super [...]

Handmade Christmas Gifts

December 16, 2010

Each Christmas I try to get the kids involved in making at least some part of the gifts we give to the special in our lives. When the girls were little their involvement was often only to sit still enough and look cute for a photo, the rest was up to me! But now that [...]

Big and Small.

December 15, 2010

“Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr\ I play Wordless Wednesday at My Little Drummer Boys. Related Posts:

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