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It Took Eleven Years And It Was Worth The Wait

December 5, 2020 by not your average mom 1 Comment

Eleven years ago, on Christmas in 2009, my aunt gave Number 3 a bunch of Jan Brett books for Christmas. She gave us The Hat and The Mitten and Gingerbread Friends and a bunch of others. If you are an elementary school teacher, you probably know Jan Brett really well. If you are a parent, […]

Filed Under: Life at My House Tagged With: advent calendars, Christmas traditions, gingerbread cookies, Gingerbread friends, Jan Brett

The Evolution Of A Christmas Tradition

December 1, 2018 by not your average mom 2 Comments

I have been doing this advent “calendar” with the kids for the last few years, and it is still one of their favorite holiday traditions. Well, the older kids don’t care so much now, but Number 5, 6 and 7 still really love it. We have a lot of Christmas picture books, so I wrap […]

Filed Under: Parenting, Timesavers Tagged With: advent calendars, Christmas, Christmas traditions, holiday traditions, wrapping paper

To All The Moms At Christmas

December 21, 2016 by not your average mom 7 Comments

My aunt always used to say that Christmas is a woman’s holiday. And she’s totally right. Before I go any further, this post isn’t about bashing dads. And I know there are a handful of fathers out there who do help out with shopping and wrapping and whatever. But for the most part, moms around […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: advent calendars, Christmas, cookies, gingerbread houses, holida, Holiday, husband, presents, Shopping

Super Easy Advent “Calendar”

November 23, 2014 by not your average mom 8 Comments

We have a ton of Christmas books. They just aren’t ever organized and all in one spot. And every year, Christmas comes and goes, and I’ve missed the opportunity to read Christmas stories to the kids. So yesterday I went on a hunt. I found all the Christmas books. I picked out my favorite twenty-five. […]

Filed Under: Decorating and DIY, Kids' Corner, Moneysavers, Timesavers, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: advent, advent calendars, calendar, Christmas books, wrapping paper

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