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A Bundle of Myrrh

"My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh." Song of Solomon 1:13

Archive for the ‘Holiday’ Category

Gingerbreading

Sunday, March 22nd, 2020

January 6: Many of our traditional Christmas activities were set aside this year and some we added to our Winter/Epiphany season activities. Today we made gingerbread houses. It was pretty much a disaster, lots of crying and fighting and mess but we got through it.

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Missouri for Christmas

Sunday, March 22nd, 2020

December 30: A first for us. We took a trip during the kids’ Christmas Break from school. We headed to New Haven MO. Our adventures began with a lunch stop in Kansas City at our new favorite BBQ spot in the world. We even allowed the kids to eat! @Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue.

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The Fourth Day of Christmas

Sunday, March 22nd, 2020

December 28th: Tonight we hold our annual Christmas Tea, casual picnic style this year and no tea this time since Mama is NOT in the mood to serve sweet hot beverages in the basement. The entertainment this evening, Charlie Brown. 

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Second and Third Days of Christmas – Baby Edition

Saturday, February 15th, 2020

Dec. 27: On the 2nd day of Christmas we got to see our baby again and find out if we’ll be meeting a baby boy or girl come May. Well, Phil found out. I decided to do something nutty and wait to find out when he would tell all the babies. I thought it would be fun to buy a Christmas ornament, either pink or blue but let Phil choose how he wanted to tell us. He went with an ice cream cake….a very yummy choice. The next day we had a small reveal party and this is what we discovered….

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