Christmas Tree, Staying
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Homemaking on Thursday, January 20, 2011
“Tree? All gone?”
Blaise was confused this morning, pointing to the spot in our living room where our Christmas tree was standing until we took it down yesterday evening. He misses it, although he’s mollified by my promises that we’ll have another next year.
January 19th is our personal record for the latest we’ve left the Christmas decorations up. Usually we take them down after the Feast of the... READ MORE
Family Portrait
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, July 23, 2009
When I was growing up we had a lot of family portraits done.
During my early childhood there were the department-store photos, and from the time I was around eight years old, we had a family picture taken every other year at a really good photography studio. And now that my siblings and I are mostly adults, I love that we had these pictures taken. They’re a great visual record of our family growing... READ MORE
Inequity Among Siblings?
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, May 14, 2009
I don’t have a baby book for Camilla. I decided before she was born that I wouldn’t get one. I’m not a crafty person, so I knew I wouldn’t do a good job with a baby book, and the obligation to keep it up would always feel like a burden.
Besides, we hope to have a big family. My mom kept a baby book for me, the oldest, but not for any of my five younger siblings, and knew the same thing would inevitably... READ MORE
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