I’m writing this during our drive home from dropping the kids off with their grandparents (man I love being able to blog from my android phone). We made it through the holidays unscathed and for the most part, had a wonderful time. I was totally spoiled this year by both of my loves, and by [...]
It’s Christmas Eve, and despite the fact that I still have quite a number of tasks to complete, I felt like writing (and I may not get a chance to update until sometime after Boxing Day). This is the first Christmas we’ve had in Alberta where we were not traveling on Christmas Day. You have [...]
I’ve finally decided to acknowledge that it’s almost Christmas. My denial of the season comes not from my usual distaste for the entire over-commercialized mess that is December, but from the fact that I have been utterly and completely distracted by matters completely unrelated to the holidays. Fortunately, even though I didn’t feel the least [...]
How was your weekend? Mine was productive, and yet relaxing. Here, let me tell you about it. Thursday night (yes, I am starting on Thursday) was the evening Jack and I set aside to celebrate the anniversary of our engagement (which was technically on Friday, see below for why we had it on Thursday instead). [...]
I have a few minutes to spare and so I thought I would post a quick round-up of recent goings on here in Chez Gibson. I’m still experimenting and tweaking my diet (and by diet I mean eating habits) in order to gain the approval of my colon. There have been good days and bad [...]
Things I learned over the weekend: Metal shoehorns will leave bruises with hardly any effort at all People get kind of excited when you serve Cornish hens and leave them whole. Like “We get a WHOLE bird? Each?” Kolach, while the most beautiful of breads, is less like bread and more like a giant pretzel [...]
I think I may have mentioned last year, here in the Gibson house, we celebrate Christmas twice. First on December 25th, like most everyone else, and then again today, which is Ukrainian Christmas. When Jack and I got married, there was some sorting out as to how holidays should be observed. We combined our separate traditions into [...]
I’ve been thoroughly enjoying the tail-end of the holidays, since the departure of Jack’s parents on Tuesday. After dropping the in-laws off at the train station early Tuesday morning, the kiddos and I drove out to Aiden’s and picked him up, and he’s been here since. He has to go back to work on Monday, [...]
Happy Holidays from everyone here at The Gibson Lair!!! Hope you all made the Naughty List XOXOXO
Aiden: *Examinging Shasta’s wallet* Shasta: The address sticker from your mum and dad’s is still on there from two weeks ago Aiden: Yes I noticed that Shasta: Well make sure you leave it on there. I need their address to send them a Christmas card Aiden: Make sure you put my name on it too [...]
December has arrived, and with it, our first *real* snowfall. Quite suitable I suppose. While I don’t always post a wish list at Christmas time, this year I thought surfing for gift ideas for myself and others might put me in more of a holiday mood. Books: To Love, To Obey, To Serve The Ethical [...]
This time of the year is always hit or miss for me. Some years I’m REALLY into Christmas and the holidays. Cards are sent before the end of November. Tree is up on the first of December. Presents are purchased and wrapped well in advance of the shopping rush. All of these things are done [...]
We made it through the holidays with only minimal strain, and all of that was self-induced. Leaving shopping until the last minute, indecision over what to buy for family and friends, that sort of thing. Still, we pulled it together, had a wonderful Christmas, and I feel pretty good about how everything went. Jack spoiled [...]
As I mentioned in my review yesterday, I have been devoting every waking moment recently to either homework or working out. Preparation for Christmas, shopping, and having Jack’s parents here for the holidays have also contributed to the lack of postings in this neck of the woods. Jack was off work the last part of this [...]
My Christmas spirit has been decidedly absent this year, and I’m not entirely sure why. I grudgingly sent out some Christmas cards. Only 1/3 of the number I sent last year. Our tree is up and decorated, but that’s as far as we’ve gotten with trimmings. My Christmas shopping is not done. I just feel…lost, [...]
Between now and Christmas I’ve decided to depart from my regular schedule of reviews, and instead pack in as many product features as I can! Hopefully you will find a little inspiration among some of the great items I’m going to be posting over the next few weeks. The first item on the list is [...]
In all the chaos since Wednesday, I haven’t had the time or inclination to blog. Now I find myself in the midst of Christmas dinner preparation (yes it really does start days before) and there still isn’t time or energy for writing. There are pies to bake, veggies to slice, bread to crumble and dry [...]
You know, perhaps it’s sinisterly appropriate that the one year (in the past 10 or so) that I actually get excited about Christmas, and all hell has to break loose. First, my dear friends Master Anakin and Padme lost their grandmother. I sent them some flowers to express my most sincere sympathies, and to show [...]
On Friday night Nia and I had planned to go out to this goth/industrial night, a weekly feature at a local bar. Some weeks ago I purchased some synthetic dreadlocks designed to wear with natural dreads, so I decided Friday would be an ideal time for a test run. They were easy to put in [...]
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