Monthly Archives: December 2012

Holiday Wrap Up

December 24th, 2012

It’s been a busy month, but the presents are wrapped… the stockings are hung (all 14 and a half of them)…and I’m in Nashville, TN with my extended dance mix family for a Happy Holiday. Here’s hoping you and yours are warm and cozy. I’ll leave you with some last minute Holiday writings and wish [...]

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Giving Back + Going Forward + Moving Ahead

December 20th, 2012

Like I said the other day, and like I know we’re all feeling, the true meaning of the Holiday season (and for us, Christmas all around), was abruptly brought back into focus last Friday…peace, love, children. Around here, we’re still feeling all the feelings…sadness, anger, fear…and all in all, it makes for a very sober [...]

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Prayer of Saint Francis Said All the Way Home From San Francisco

December 17th, 2012

I was in San Francisco on Friday and woke up at 5 am, unable to get back to sleep. I crept downstairs for coffee and found myself in a quiet, magical world full of Christmas ornamentation, gingerbread delights and Holiday music from the 40s. I was the only one up in the Fairmont Hotel lobby…and [...]

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A Ridiculous Tale of Incoordination + Discoloration, Told in Three Parts. Act III: The Finale.

December 14th, 2012

Welcome to Part Three of the tale of broken bones, black eyes, failing, falling and flying. Don’t know what I’m talking about? Where have you been?! Living your life in a wonderfully fulfilling way? Oh, I see. Well, here you go then…A recap for you: Act One.  Act Two.  Caught up? Okay. So Jenny and I were [...]

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Oh The Holiday Cards I’d Send You…If I Actually Sent Holiday Cards.

December 11th, 2012

I used to be great at sending out Holiday cards…but sometime over the last five years I’ve just sort of stopped. I feel bad about that. Or, kind of bad. Sorta. I mean, I still make a few cards every year for posterity’s sake or whatever…and I usually send one to my mom. But for [...]

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The Oh Hellos: A Texas Band You Should Be Listening To

December 10th, 2012

No doubt you’ll be hearing more from them in the future, but here’s another Texas Music heads up for now: You should know The Oh Hellos. Do you like Mumford & Sons, the Avett Brothers, Nickel Creek, Mutual Admiration Society? Well, then you’ll love The Oh Hellos. They’re Maggie and Tyler Heath, a brother/sister duo [...]

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Bring It, St. Nicholas.

December 6th, 2012

I just got home from a very quick trip to New York late last night, and while I was there, we got an email from Harry’s teachers that each kid should bring a single shoe in to school for St. Nicholas day. (They would be putting the shoes in the hallway in hopes that St. [...]

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A Ridiculous Tale of Incoordination + Discoloration, Told in Three Parts. Act II: Throwing Your Weight Around.

December 4th, 2012

Are you ready for Act II of this story? Of course you are. You’ve been waiting for a week. Well, let’s go then. But first, let’s recap: You may remember that I broke my tailbone from walking, then I got a black eye from sleeping., then I decided to climb up a very tall ladder. It’s [...]

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Here’s What: A Quick Note to Elf on the Shelf Overachievers

December 3rd, 2012

This isn’t a new sentiment. And I’m by no means the first to type this, but it apparently needs to keep being said because you’re getting more out of control by the day. You. Yes you, You Overachieving Elf on the Shelf people. It’s one thing that you’re all over my Facebook, Twitter & Instagram pages…jolly-ly hanging [...]

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