Month: December 2007

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The best thing you got for Christmas

Post author By Jordan
Post date 4:47 pm
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Whew! It’s been a bit crazy around here with holiday travel, Christmas (and last minute shopping) and my sister’s wedding.

When last we met, I asked you what you really want for Christmas. I was surprised (and quite excited!) that you responded! I guess I shouldn’t have been; I know that sometimes nobody asks moms what they want for Christmas.

It’s tough to choose, of course, but the best gift we got might be Hayden’s vacuum cleaner. Hours of fun for him (and at least a little bit of a break for me)! Too bad it doesn’t actually clean the floors; then my life might actually be perfect 😉 . (Is it strange for an almost-two-year-old boy to be quite obsessed with vacuum cleaners?)

So today is a bit of a follow-up question: What was the best thing that you got for Christmas?

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Kids/Parenting

My top Hayden milestone this month

Post author By Jordan
Post date 9:11 pm
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Hayden is reaching new firsts all the time. His vocabulary, or at least the syllables that he repeats, is growing all the time. Among the more useful words: “Ditty” (kitty), “deetee” (TV), and “boopoos” (poopoo).

He’s also getting better with his motor skills. He’s fitting shaped blocks into the right holes, helping put on his clothes (or even putting them on himself) and all kinds of fun things. Here he is wearing my hat. My shoes are another favorite of his.

Hayden in my hat

But my favorite milestone of Hayden’s this month came when we were looking at an alphabet book. On the endpapers, they have the full alphabet printed. I was pointing to the ‘H,’ telling Hayden that “H is for Hayden.”

He looked at me and said, “Hay-dee.”

But now I’m wondering—is he trying to tell me that he prefers his nickname?

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All you want for Christmas

Post author By Jordan
Post date 9:00 pm
12 Comments on All you want for Christmas

What do you really want for Christmas? Aside from world peace, of course. For me, it’s two extra hours to myself a day.

But that’s not gonna happen, of course!

So what do you really hope to find under the tree?

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‘Tis the Season

I’m glad that a lot of people wrote about times of year other than Christmas for the Group Writing Project—it’s nice to be reminded of all the wonderful times we’ve each had this year. But I’m also glad that many people wrote about Christmas—because I’m having a rough time with Christmas this year.

After I spent many minutes in Costco looking for a specific gift for Ryan, I finally resorted to calling Ryan to ask him where exactly he’d seen this gift. While we’re on the phone, I get cut off, held up and extremely frustrated.

“I hate Christmas,” I told Ryan. “I don’t hate Jesus. I just hate Christmas.”

I told that to a leader at church tonight. He told me what he was getting his wife for Christmas—a bathroom remodel, already in progress. If you’ve ever remodeled or even thought about it, you probably know how often those unexpected, last minute, oops-the-tub-sticks-out-into-the-doorway adventures.

At least I don’t have to deal with that.

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Contests

December Group Writing Project Finale

Post author By Jordan
Post date 12:01 am
9 Comments on December Group Writing Project Finale

Whoa, where did I go? Oh yeah, I spoke at a conference last week, and I’ve just been too immobilized by stress to tackle the projects that are stressing me out. And I have a toddler. He takes up a lot of time.

But I didn’t forget you! Here are our 15 17 great entries for the December Group Writing Project. The best time of year ranged from the holidays to spring to back to school. Read through and pick your favorite time of year!

My Favorite time this year by Heather
He’s Everywhere! He’s Everywhere! by Mama Zen
The best time of the year by Candace
The Best Day of the Year by Janean
Nobody Does Christmas Like Germany by Kate
I’ll be home for Christmas by Brooke
There’s no place like home by Ursula
New Style by boogiemum
The Best Time of the Year by Jennifer Hitchcock
Of Seasons by Summer
It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year! (Not Christmas Or Back To School) by Ivy
The best time of the year… by Deb – Mom of 3 Girls
A Time to Reflect by Vanessa
is there a best time of year? by phyllis
A Lost Tooth. The Smell of Freedomâ€¦ and Cheese. A Best Christmas Ever! by Tracy Connery
Christmas is . . . by Dawn
The best time of the year by Kakie Fitzsimmons

Now, feel free to spread the link love by copying the above list (instructions) and posting it to your own blog. Believe me—they all deserve it.

And the winner, chosen at random, is . . .

The best time of the year… by Deb – Mom of 3 Girls

Deb has long participated in the GWP, so I’m especially happy to reward her continued diligence and creativity with a $30 Amazon gift card, which should be winging its way to you soon, Deb. Congratulations!!

Thanks to everyone who participated!

Still working on your entry? Even though we’ve awarded our prize, we’ll continue to accept, read, link to and comment on submissions through the end of this week.