Christmas pageants and Christmas concerts have almost gone the way of the dinosaurs in this era of extreme political correctness. We have Winter Celebrations or “Holiday Concerts.” I, for one, have really fond memories of Christmas Pageants. Actual Christmas Pageants (even though our family wasn’t religious and didn’t go to Church). I have a picture…
Some people are amazing gift givers and others could use a little help in choosing the perfect gift for that special someone. Some people give you what they want or they partially listen to what you said you wanted or needed. I used to keep a file of gift ideas and would give my hubby…
What makes the best gift? Well, the first thing that matters is matching the gift with the person who is receiving it, but let’s assume that that part is done (see Gift Giving Strategies for more details) and now we just need to match the gift to the circumstance or situation. I’ve got a few…
Each year I like to try out something new around the holidays and see if it is something we would like to do again the next year and develop it into a new holiday tradition. The Great Dickens Christmas Fair – We went to the Dickens Fair a few years ago and brought all the…