Wondering what to buy that special child on your gift list this year? Skip the toys that will be broken and forgotten in a day or two…
Category: Christmas Posts
A Christmas Bear Hug – Wordless Wednesday
My wife snapped this photo of our 6 year old giving an extremely large bear a hug! Our daughter has never met a creature she didn’t want to hug. Even snakes!
I Want to Say… Thanks.
You are part of a core group of eclectic individuals spread halfway across the globe… a group I’m so proud to call my friends. Thanks for enriching my world and that of my family. We wish you a very safe and Merry Christmas!
My Week of Elf on the Shelf Love Notes For Our Daughter
The week my wife & daughter were out of state, I posed our elf in a variety of places & activities… ranging from rock climbing to Urban Cowgirl bronco busting…
Creepy S#!T My iPhone Says
I thought it’d be fun to post a blog using Siri’s voice recognition. And frankly I’m lazy, so the idea of posing a blog without lifting a figure was a peeling. Oops.
Black Friday – A Daddy’s Survival Guide – Best Websites
Anyone else avoid stores during days like this? Don’t get me wrong. I enjoy Christmas decor & music (in December). Here are a few ways to survive & thrive on Black Friday:
25 Shutterfly Christmas Cards Giveaway – Closed
At first cards from friends had a dog or cat (being tortured with a silly hat on its head), but now I watch their families grow up via these cards each year. 🙂
Give the Gift of Memories – Shutterfly Can Help!
I rarely do product reviews as I’m usually to darned honest and ornery for most reviewee’s liking. But one company I’m happy to review is Shutterfly.com. Originally I used them to print Christmas photo cards and with truly excellent results. I must say, though, the coolest thing we’ve done via Shutterfly is putting together custom photo books (not photo albums, mind you, but actually hard bound books) of photos…
Naughty or Nice? A Christmas Giveaway
What are your favorite memories of Christmas? Do you remember the wonder and excitement you felt as a child at the thought of Santa Claus’s impending arrival each year? I do. I clearly remember lying awake in bed listening for and certain I could hear the hoofs of his reindeer on our roof on Christmas night.
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