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Continue reading →: Hello Belsnickel, Goodbye Elf on the ShelfLast year, my partner introduced the kids and me to the character of Belsnickel, Santa’s grouchy “cousin.” Legend has it: Shortly before Christmas, a dirty, disheveled, cranky man wearing furs would arrive at your house. He held a hickory switch in one hand and a sack full of candy and nuts in the other. He…
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Continue reading →: a magical freaking decemberI’m trying really hard to make Christmas magical this year, so I’ve decided we’re going to have a magical freaking December. I found this Threshold Stocking Advent Calendar Garland on clearance at Target the day after Christmas last year and held on to it for a whole year to hatch this plan.…
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Continue reading →: growing up holdyI’ve debated writing a post like this for a long time. I’m not sure if I was embarrassed, or if I didn’t want to overshare something my daughter might be upset about later, or if I just didn’t want to get into it. So I didn’t write it. But as the months…
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Continue reading →: Home Sweet (New) HomeAs you may know, I’m pretty involved in the revitalization of our Downtown. I work for our economic development organization, I own a business downtown, I’ve joined the board of a local charter school. Everything in our lives was converging upon Downtown… so we decided to put ourselves there too.…
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Continue reading →: to my daughter on her fourth birthdayHolden, my dear, you are something else. When I asked you two weeks ago what you wanted to do for your birthday you said, “punch someone in the face.” (I should add that you did later request a hug from your mom and a kiss from your brother for your birthday.…
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Continue reading →: 5 Years Later: Ladybug’s In HeavenI had a really hard time finding this article that was written about my nanny after her death in 2011. I’m putting it here so I never lose it again. Mike Argento: Ladybug’s in heaven MIKE ARGENTO POSTED: 10/26/2011 02:34:19 PM MDT| UPDATED: 5 YEARS AGO Evelyn…
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Continue reading →: LEGO KidsFestWe took the kiddos (one six-year-old, two three-year-olds and a two-year-old) to the sold-out LEGO KidsFest last night at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. I saw the event advertised earlier in January and my desire to go was solidified after I watched the LEGO documentary Beyond the Brick: a LEGO…
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Continue reading →: gb’s birthday clock photo: year 2So, we have this tradition we stole from my friend’s mom. Every year on the kids’ birthday, I take a photo of them with a clock showing the time they were born. Last year, GB almost slept through his clock photo: But this year, we nailed it: Disregard the date;…
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Continue reading →: to my son on his second birthdayGatsby/GB/Geebo/Gilbert/Goose (that last nickname is a new one I’m trying out)— You’re two years old today. What a big little man you are. I was rereading last year’s letter, which was all about how sweet and gentle you are and I just had to laugh. You’re still super sweet and lovey,…
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Continue reading →: bedtime bedlamWe have a problem in the oh bother house. A big problem. A bedtime problem. It started a few months ago, but we’ve now reached Desperation Point, peaking during the week we were snowed in (god, I hate snow). Bedtime has become a nightly battle with Holden. She doesn’t want…
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