Merry Christmas Eve from the MCM Mama household. I couldn't resist a quick little survey I saw on Jill Conyer's blog about how we celebrate the holidays. Egg Nog or hot chocolate? I love them both, but at Christmas, I prefer Egg Nog. Especially if it's got a little something special in it. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Santa only brings one present per person and it's always wrapped. He even has his own paper. Colored lights on tree/house or white? Colored on the tree (it came "pre-lit") and we've never strung lights on the house. (The top picture is my parents' house. My dad loves to decorate.) For a lot of years, we had a moving, light up reindeer on our porch. It made it really easy for … [Read more...]
TOTR: Top 10 gifts for runners
So, what do YOU want for Christmas? Pretty much everything on my list this year is running related. (Although if Santa dropped off a new Mac under the tree, I'd be pretty stoked about that. Right now I'm seeing that spinning ball of color WAY too often.) Anyways for this week's Tuesdays on the Run *Holiday Edition* with Patty and April, I'm going to share some of the things I love that might give you some ideas for the runner in your life. I'm looking forward to perusing all the other lists to add to my wish list. (Shh, don't tell Beer Geek!) (Many of the following links are affiliate links, which means I get a little money to buy more running stuff if you buy through them.) [Tweet "Perfect gifts for the runner in your life! All … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas!
Wishing you and yours the best in this holiday season! … [Read more...]
Old School Blogging: Holiday Edition
I just saw this on Laura's blog last night. It's been a while since I did a blogging survey and I've got a head cold and need to wrap presents (must go watch the video on Christmas wrapping a cat...), so here you go... 1 Holy Night or 8 Crazy Ones? (Do you Celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, both?) We celebrate Christmas. Depending on the year, it's either a really quiet time at home or lots of family stuff in the cold that is Wisconsin. This year is one of the quiet years. Peppermint or Chocolate? Both, please! Pretty sure that Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Covered Peppermint Joe Joe's are the best.thing.ever. Sing us into the Holiday Season, what is your favorite Carol this time of year? I love most carols, but the one … [Read more...]
That time of year again
I love photo cards. I love seeing pictures of friends I don't get to see very often (although between facebook and blogs, really how many people do I only "see" at Christmas anymore?) I do have one little quirk though. I strongly prefer pictures (or collages) of whole families. I'm not a fan of cards with just the kids. (Your kids are cute, but how are you aging? Yeah, I'm shallow LOL.) Every year, for I can't tell you how many years, I go through all of our pictures desperately searching for that magic picture where we are all looking at the camera and I look good. (Did I mention that I'm shallow?) Once I find that magical picture (or pictures), I head over to shutterfly. I'm pretty sure I've used them for the majority of … [Read more...]
