Oh, the commercialization of the holidays! It’s just awful! OOOHHH, I just can’t stand it. Okay, now that I’ve said all the stuff we think we should say, let me be honest. (How often do you hear a weatherman say that? And, mean it?!?) I like many of the holiday commercials [...]
Archive for November, 2007
This Holiday Season Brought To You By…
November 29, 2007
Volunteer Ding-A-Ling
November 28, 2007
I was a ding-a-ling for the Salvation Army. Okay, so it’s not as dramatic as “I was a COMMUNIST for the FBI!” But, it’s true. There I was, on Tuesday, standing in front of a Wal-Mart SuperCenter, in my little red apron, ringing my leather strap of bells. Just to brag [...]
Skating to Stardom
November 27, 2007
The stagehands in New York maybe striking, keeping some of the stages dark but it is Theatre Season at our house! A couple weeks ago we saw our oldest son in The Music Man. He played one of the salesmen in that famous opening number on the train. He was reading a [...]
Turkey Timeline
November 26, 2007
Okay, I know what you’ve been wondering all weekend long: What did Joel do for the holiday? It’s the question of the day, right? Well, I don’t want to disappoint you, so here goes:
Tuesday Evening: Our holiday weekend actually started when Alexander arrived home from college for the weekend. In my head, I always pictured [...]
Thanksgiving Day Menu-1944
November 22, 2007
This is the day for food. Too much food in some cases, but enough about me. Not too many years back, a viewer was kind enough to share a menu that her husband had enjoyed when he was serving our country on the USS Sierra on Thanksgiving Day, 1944. Here’s what those [...]
