I headed upstairs after dinner expecting to see the girls in pajamas and getting ready for bed. Instead I found them sitting together with their sketchbooks, working on wintery pictures. They are clever, these girls. If you’re going to attempt to squeak out a little more play time before bed time, and avoid getting into…
Author: thirdstoryies
day five: some giving
Every year we collect white gifts at our church for a local toy ministry. The gifts will eventually be unwrapped and parents will be able to shop for their individual children’s needs, but for now they are wrapped in white tissue paper. Wrapping them all in white takes the emphasis off what is inside the…
admiring: tree toppers
Maybe it’s because we have a wee bit shorter tree this year, but now when I look at it I realize that it’s missing something at the top. This German handmade tree topper from Schoolhouse Electric is on my radar screen now. Maybe something like this could convince me to drop the height of the…