Kari Apted ~ a splash of pink in a house of blue
a splash of pink in a house of blue
If you’ve never seen Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer at Atlanta’s Center for Puppetry Arts, you’re missing out on one of my family’s favorite holiday traditions. It just wouldn’t feel like Christmastime if we didn’t kick off December by getting our Rudolph on! I learned something earlier this year when I accompanied my son’s class on …
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I’ve had several friends ask me how I liked A Christmas Story: The Musical. Every one of them has added, “It’s my favorite Christmas movie ever!” and I think they’re wondering the same thing Eli and I did as we drove to the theater Tuesday night: How can you possibly translate a classic like this …
Jonah was so psyched about it being the last day of school that he woke up early and immediately started talking. (This is quite different from most days, when I’m having to pull him upright by the arms, out of a dead sleep as he mumbles for “just five more minutes”.) He pretty much woke …
Last week, I did something for the first time ever. I signed up for the now-infamous secret sister gift exchange that was popping up all over Facebook. It wasn’t long before articles started appearing, like this and this, explaining why such a scheme was wrong, or even illegal. And it made me feel kind of …
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It’s the day after Christmas and I woke up feeling positively divine after sleeping a full twelve hours (to make up for the ninety minutes I slept between the 24th and 25th). Today is such a relaxing contrast to the hectic rest of the month, which makes December 26th fill one of the top spots …
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