This weekend we drove to Ottawa to make dinner for family and friends, pick up Christmas presents for other people and visit a dear friend in the hospital. Although it was incredibly tempting to stay home, read, relax and watch my Christmas tree twinkling, we went on our way and have just returned and I’m [...]
As I complete my Christmas list, I wanted to share with you some thoughts on how to cope if you are the conductor of your family’s orchestra (code name for Mother). With only 14 days before Christmas, many of you have not completed your shopping, baking, volunteering or whatever else is part of your holiday [...]
When I was a little girl, my sister and I had magical Christmas’s. There were just my parents, my sister, and myself - it was us against the world. As I started my family, I tried very hard to create the same magic and I think I was successful for the most part. We didn’t [...]