Prudence stroked her middle sister’s forehead. “Being the big sister is tougher than you thought!” said Prudy. “I know you are staying with Bea and I’m so proud of you for that! It is the right thing to do. You are already so much more of a grown up than you might realize. Choosing the…
Purity was walking around Sephora looking for the perfume she most wanted for Christmas. As she walked quickly through the store, her little sister, Bea followed behind her… “I wonder how we’re going to see Prudence?” said Bea. “She said we’re going to New York for Christmas. How do you think she’s going to swing…
How about all this rain! And snow in Christmas Eve! Hopefully it sticks through the holiday. I got my nails done in time for the holidays. I know how Bea likes to see my nails: Ok, so the Christmas story is going to work a little differently this time. I’m going to post in real…
Grandma has been lighting her advent candles pretty religiously this year. This is a Christian tradition that marks the four Sundays leading up to Christmas. I shared a video about advent last year. This is is a bit different, and a lot of fun to watch. After you you light the candles, you can…
Thinking about you both as much as I do, I’m always on the lookout for things to post. Today, I’ve learned a new word: Redonkulus. This word means… Definition. A slang word utilized to describe something that is so crazy, it’s beyond ridiculous; often referenced during sports highlights reels when a crazy slam dunk or…
Ave Maria (Latin for “Hail Mary”)is a beautiful song about Jesus’ mother, Mary. It is Grandma’s favorite church song. It is slow and can sound kind of sad if you hear just the music. The words are enchanting. It is usually sung in Latin – whether the church singing it is Catholic or not. Here…
The last week of school before Christmas Break, our school hosts a Pajama Day. Its fun watching all the kids dressed up in their PJ’s. I let my kids bring in their blankets and stuffed animals too. Folks from the military visit and volunteer to read the children picture books and answer questions. Today, we…
I’m pretty sure I showed you that we did this last year. But I don’t think I showed you HOW we did it. Since Bea loves to learn to do things and Purity loves art, I thought I’d show you how to make a holiday stained glass window ornament. My students are making candles, pointsettias,…
The kids in my class have been working on coloring a Santa. We colored his body yesterday. We colored his arms today. Tomorrow we will color his legs. As we do this, the kids are reviewing math concepts: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division. Anyway, the kids are enjoying it. Plus we are singing Christmas carols in…
Having a song with color kinda means that it has lots of levels: it can make you sad one minute and happy the next. What do you think? My first thought was Cyndi Lauper’s classic song, “True Colors.” Give it a listen…