christmas

Christmas or Hanukkah gifts: Mom (and wife) Chic

by Julie Meyers Pron December 9, 2011

I’ve spent so much time trying to figure out what to gift other people this holiday that my head is spinning in Beyblades, Corolle dolls, arts and crafts, and wines, that when I was asked what I wanted this holiday, I replied with links to my kids’ wish lists online. Yeah. It’s that mom thing. What [...]

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six- to ten- year-old boy holiday gift list

by Julie Meyers Pron December 7, 2011

My kids’ holiday gift lists are a lot smaller this year than in years past for a few reasons. First, they’re each asking for one big gift. Big is asking for a guitar and lessons and Middle would like to receive his own laptop computer so that he doesn’t have t keep watching his brother hog the [...]

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Tassimo T20 #giveaway

by Julie Meyers Pron December 21, 2010

Every morning starts with my slippered feet kicked up on the couch, sherpa blanket wrapped around me, while enjoying the stories on GMA and a warm coffee in my hand. SCRATCH! Return to reality now, please. Every morning begins with the a child beating my alarm to wake me, stumbling out of bed to wake [...]

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The Huz’s early Christmas Present

by Julie Meyers Pron December 19, 2010

Last night was, officially, wrapping night (until I ran out of paper, but that’s another post). I laid out all of the gifts for the kids into separate piles, and had a 4th pile titled ‘Everyone? No one? Wait?’ This pile, generally, had gifts that were too old for the kids or gifts that I [...]

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Grabbed a Santa’s Fast Pass: UPDATED

by Julie Meyers Pron December 19, 2010

Has the whole world gone Disney? We’re planning to visit Santa tonight (we walk by and wave several times all month to prepare for this moment), so I jumped online to see Santa’s visiting hours today. An ad on the mall website caught my attention, announcing Santa’s FastPass. FastPass? Well, it works for Mickey, right? [...]

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Greys: WTH is up with a Christmas episode before Thanksgiving?!

by Julie Meyers Pron November 19, 2009

I have absolutely no idea what I’m getting for my kids. Or, for that matter, most of our family, friends, teachers, and babysitters. Its not that I’m feeling bah-humbug about it. Its just that it crept up. Admist Mommying a baby, preschooler and kindergartner, wifing a husband, writing a blog, running a shop, and [...]