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“Handcuffs, A Balloon, and A Car” Let the shopping begin!

2015-11-21 aprilmomoffour Christmas, holidays

It’s the week before Thanksgiving. At our house that means that Alan’s entire family is doing their Christmas shopping. They will be completely finished before the rest of us even start. I just wanted to pass that info on. Maybe it will help motivate other Christmas slackers, like myself. I asked Daniel today, “What do you want for Christmas, sweetie?” “Um…handcuffs..” “Handcuffs?” “Yup. And a balloon!” “Oh, good,” I mused to myself, “I can do all of this boy’s shopping […]

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4 comments Christmas, holidays, shopping, update

This Year

2015-01-02 aprilmomoffour Bible verses, blessings, Christmas, goals

Christmas vacation was exactly what I think I needed. It was so refreshing to spend time with our families. I was horribly selfish. I slept late every single morning. No, really. One day, I actually slept until 1:00pm. No kidding! I did almost no work at all. None. I sat on sofas, opened presents galore, drank copious amounts of flavored coffee and let other people chase J.D. around. You can’t pour sweet tea from a broken pitcher, and this Momma […]

Thank you. Merry Christmas. Excuse Me. I’m sorry.

2014-12-26 aprilmomoffour 4 kids, Christmas, parenting, vacation

When you travel cross-country for Christmas with four squirmy little boys, there are lots of opportunities to rub elbows with the general public. I’m a little different than some parents, because I TRULY enjoy these opportunities to be out, even with my children in tow. I love people! I miss people! We’ve all read a whole lot of internet articles of parents complaining about things people say to them and their children in public! They complain about comments like […]

Guest Post: No Elf on This Shelf

2014-12-01 aprilmomoffour Christmas, friends, funny stories, holidays

My friend Mary is stepping in today to weigh in on this hot trend: the Elf on the Shelf. We don’t have one at our house–mostly because we don’t want the extra work. Is that a good enough reason? 😉 No ill will meant towards the Elf per say, as Mary said, “For those of you who do the whole elf thing, you keep making elf magic. ” Some of us will happily sit this one out. Let’s hear from […]

Our Nightmare Before Christmas

2013-12-21 aprilmomoffour croup, holidays, Raynaud's disease, vacation

Let me tell you a story about the time we had our own real life nightmare before Christmas. There are times when things just don’t go the way that you had hoped. Embarking on a looong car trip with four children is a foolish brave thing to do. It all began around 10pm the night before we left. I walked into Dan’s room to get something, and I noticed he had a very wet sounding snore. “Oh no,” I thought. Around […]