The True Spirit of Christmas…when families get together…

One holiday down and New Years left to attack.  It’s the time of year to build holiday traditions and get to together with loved ones, with all their quirks.
Aunt Low-lee (Lori) came to stay the night on Christmas eve.  We attempted to watch Rudolph and decided to decorate some cookies for Grandpa.  This was the [...]

Santa’s Sweatshop is Officially Closed!

Thanks to two visits to my neighbor blog-free Jean, who is known in these parts as the zipper-sensai, I mastered a zipper.  And then, like all my great ideas that originate too late and create pressured deadlines, I decided to make these our family holiday present giftbags:

This pic is even minus a couple as they [...]