Eyes
It’s New Year’s Eve. I worked today, and cleaned the house a little bit, changed the garden flag, and undecorated the Christmas tree. But I started the day at the eye doctor’s. There was some confusion over my insurance, but […]
Tweaking the Morning
The office is closed this week and under normal circumstances I would be taking the week off. As it stands, I’m working, but not flat out. Next week I’ll be back to work officially, and will be getting up at […]
AM Routine
I’m starting with my AM routine: Wake at 6:00 a.m. I’ve been sleeping later than this, so getting up on time today meant 6.5 hours of poor quality sleep, according to my Fitbit. But I did it. Set intention and express […]
Health and Beauty Project
It’s still Christmastime, but my mind is heading toward the New Year. My household projects worked out well and so did the holiday projects. Now comes the Health and Beauty Project. I have some structure: perfect my AM Routine and […]
Christmas 2020
We had #1 daughter and #1 son here with their spouses and the little girls for Christmas Eve. #1 son and DIL came over for breakfast on Christmas morning, and then #1 daughter and #1 son plus DIL and all […]
Getting Merry Like Christmas!
I worked all day writing up interesting, research-intense stuff, and then decorated cookies. Oh — there was a break to pick up the Buche de Noel. #1 son called saying that he’s going to create a special cocktail for tomorrow. […]
Feliz Navidad
I have never been a fan of this song, but this year marks its 50th anniversary. It is in the Top 10 Christmas songs, and has been herd by 3.8 billion people. It contains only 19 words, 6 in Spanish […]
Love Came Down at Christmas
#1 daughter brought the Littles over yesterday and we played for a while. The Littlest made up a hilarious game of putting on and taking off my glasses. It totally cracked her up. A happy song for today, the last […]
Christmas Waltz
I’m sharing “The Christmas Waltz” today as we get ready for the last Sunday of Advent and the beginning of the Christmas festivities. Today I’m volunteering at the church, handing out communion element and accepting food donations. I also hope […]
Beautiful Star of Bethlehem
Here’s a sweet song that I used to sing with my daughters in church. It was written by R. Fisher Boyce. It was published in 1940. Boyce and his wife had 11 children, of whom only five lived to adulthood. […]