by carrie | Feb 12, 2019 | Holidays
About four weeks before Christmas this past year, my husband looks at me and says, “You need to add more items to your wishlist.” “What do you mean?” I said. “I have several items on there.” “No, you have books and puzzles on...
by carrie | Dec 18, 2018 | Holidays
NOTE: I will NOT have a post next week for Christmas! Enjoy your holidays, and I’ll see you back here on January 1st. Are you ready for Jolabokaflod? That’s really not a made up word, and you won’t find it in a Dr. Seuss book. If it helps, the word...
by carrie | Nov 20, 2018 | Holidays
Although it underwent some editing, this is largely the same post I sent out last Thanksgiving. I need to be reminded of its truth this holiday season, and I suspect I am not alone. You probably don’t need me to tell you this, but it’s two days until...
by carrie | Sep 11, 2018 | Holidays, Home Front Heroines
On Monday, December 8, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt spoke to a Joint Session of the US Congress. Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the...
by carrie | May 22, 2018 | Holidays, Military Wives, Warrior's Bride
This past Saturday was Armed Forces Day; next Monday is Memorial Day. Two very different days that many Americans get confused. Add in Veterans Day and it all becomes a jumble. I understand. Military holidays can be as confusing as military jargon—unfamiliar to those...
by carrie | May 8, 2018 | Holidays
Looking back over my years of blogging, I’m not sure I’ve ever written a post for Mother’s Day. I suppose that makes sense as I’ve never posted on Sundays and the annual holiday is set for the second Sunday in May. Maybe this year it’s...
