Monthly Archives: December 2008

I have a lot of things to say about 2008, but I thought I’d start with one of my favorite nights of 2008 — November 29th. This was the Saturday after Thanksgiving. We had hockey tickets for that night, but … Continue reading →

So, I wanted to tell you about my experience making sugared cranberries for the holidays. I came across this recipe for sugared cranberries when looking for ideas for Christmastime. I was immediately excited because I love cranberries, so I got … Continue reading →

Since Shaun isn’t really blogging anymore, I am going to start stealing recipes he makes to tell you about. Shaun loves Shepherd’s pie, probably because Shaun loves pie. He made this Shepherd’s pie recipe from Rachael Ray the other night. … Continue reading →

This weekend Emma graduated from college after 3.5 years, which is just fantastic. She walked, so I took the day off on Friday to go up to Knoxville in plenty of time for the 9:00 a.m. ceremony on Saturday (yuck). … Continue reading →

When I was a kid my elementary school hosted a gingerbread house workshop one Saturday morning in December. This involved a ton of royal icing, boxes of graham crackers and enough candy to make me wonder what everyone was thinking. … Continue reading →

This past Sunday I returned home from my Thanksgiving break to find Shaun had come down with a bit of a cold. By Monday morning it had worsened, and he stayed home from work. While I was at work I … Continue reading →

Audra and I did have Starbucks every day over Thanksgiving break. We were a little worried on Saturday night when we went to the hockey game and hadn’t got our delicious beverages yet, but luckily the Starbucks on 21st Ave … Continue reading →