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Is that right? I need help counting napkins and plates in order to set the table, and exactly how many need a seat for dinner.  And we aren't even all here yet.Our oldest daughter and her family won't arrive until Christmas Eve on the ferry from Juneau  -and yes,...

Today we made paper chains for the tree and snowflakes for the windows. Life may creep along hour to hour, day to day-- but mostly it's made up of those crystal clear scenes -- some hard-- some happy -- the ones that move our hearts. That make us who we are. An entire...

Of course , it is a work in progress. The ornaments move around, in clumps mostly. I hung the fragile ones up high, but after that it's a free for all. And honestly, there are only a few of the hand-blown Austrian glass icicles left. The  big kids ( that would be my...

I've been thinking a lot about family, since almost everyone is here ( Eliza, Justin and their two red-heads arrive Christmas Eve) --And what makes  a family, and unlike The Royals, I know it's not genetics, especially since we have an adopted daughter. A family is...

It's been a bit of a blur, but today there is some quiet time. The Haines kids are back in school and their parents are back at work. We actually had a nap time, and it's snowing and stormy which takes the pressure off of getting everyone out, or back in, and keeping...