The Elf entered our lives when she jumped into my shopping cart six years ago. (I mean when she arrived from the North Pole.) My oldest granddaughter was afraid of Twinkle when she first entered her life. She didn’t like that elf keeping an eye on her and showing up in odd places….
Best Christmas Gift of My Life
One snowy Christmas Eve in 1958, was the most magical of all. It was the year my dad found an elf in the road, covered in snow. He was driving home from work late when he thought he saw something in the road ahead. When he stopped the truck, he was speechless. A two-foot elf looked up…
New Moms, Don’t have a Blue Holiday
If you were fortunate to have a baby in the fall, there is a good chance that your postpartum depression could be more severe over the holidays. Please don’t wait to call your obstetrician. The holidays bring their own gifts of stress. For many it’s a depressing time of year; a time we’re especially aware…
Three Plates Angel Bump by Philip Sullivan
The job market in New Hampshire where I lived was very weak at the time and I really needed a change. So I packed up all my belongings and moved to the state of Florida. At the time I only had two family members living in Florida, my paternal grandparents. Nana and Papa, were my…
The Mother-in-law Manual
I joke that my mother-in-law and I get along famously now that she’s in Heaven. Things weren’t always easy between us. I always wondered what it would be like to have a mother-in-law who loved me to pieces. I think she might now. I believe Mother-in-laws should come with a mandatory manual, Mother-In-Law 101. It…
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