Ever wondered who St. Patrick was and why we celebrate him? I had not given it too much thought until I read Gina’s blog the other day and she challenged me to find out more. So I googled him and found out this: “St. Patrick is revered by Catholics for establishing Christianity in Ireland during […]
Category Archives: Holidays
Who Stole the Caramel?
February 15, 2007 – 5:24 pm
Don’t ya just hate it when you bite into the small square caramel candy coated in dark chocolate only to find out it was really filled with creamy coconut? Then you sit there and wonder if you want to finish the other half of the coconut one or throw it away. I mean, it’s not […]
A Season of Sharing
January 1, 2007 – 8:49 pm
I thought that was a better title than “The Season of Sickness”. But either one describes the York clan quite well. We are the sickest group of people I have met in the past 3 weeks. Not that I’ve been out of this infirmary for very long periods of time where I could actually meet […]
Letter to the Disgruntled Mall Santa
December 23, 2006 – 6:32 pm
Dear Sir, I am writing this letter regarding your comment to the photographer as my children and I approached your lap in anticipation of a hearty “Ho Ho Ho!” And “Merry Christmas!” As you are well aware, the line to talk to you this morning was not terribly long, but to a 1 and 4 […]
An Online Tour of Homes
December 20, 2006 – 12:45 am
What a great idea! It’s been fun today checking out everybody else’s holiday decor, so I thought I would snap some of mine and add to the fun! Many thanks to Boomama for creating the Christmas Tour of Homes. And the best part for me? I didn’t have to clean the whole house to “have […]
