By GW on 12/21/2011
Can you imagine the look on your kid’s face when you show him a photo of Santa in your own living room? When I saw this site, icaughtsanta.com, I smiled. What a fun, original idea! Best yet, I have a discount code for my readers. But more about this later. Our girls, despite their being [...]
Posted in Businesses, Family, Fun & Games, Funny web stuff, Holidays, Nostalgia, Pets, Photography Tagged christmas, holiday, innovations, photo, proof, santa, St. Nick, surprise
By GW on 11/19/2009
Sometimes the wanteds on Freecycle are amazing. As a friend said, “she thinks Santa is on Freecycle”. Who knows, perhaps the Jolly Old Elf really is. We’re all having to scrimp these days, right? Ooh, maybe Santa’s regifting! Alternate version: Dear Freecycle, I have overextended myself by buying a house. Therefore, I require everyone to [...]
Posted in Funny web stuff, Memes Tagged freecycle, funny, greedcycle, greedy, nerve, santa, wishlist
By GW on 01/06/2009
Our friend S penned this beautiful letter for her son. I know it had to have been dictated to her by Santa, don’t you think? Posted via Pixelpipe.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged artful letters, artwork, calligraphy, christmas, claus, handwritten, letter, love letters, notes, penmanship, santa
By GW on 12/25/2008
Howie’s my Santa Baby. Taken with my T-Mobile G1, posted using the awesome app, Pixelpipe.
Posted in Family, Holidays, Moblog, Uncategorized Tagged christmas, Family, Holidays, santa
By GW on 11/12/2008
Have you ever been the recipient of an anonymous gift? Have you ever given one? There’s no telling how your “small” and anonymous gesture may bring comfort and happiness to someone. What an encouragement to use our gifts to bless others. And to do it anonymously is the best because you’re not only letting God [...]
Posted in Faith, giving back, Holidays, People I admire, Shopping Tagged angels among us, anonymous, christmas, gifts, inspirational stories, santa, secret
By GW on 11/24/2007
We went to the annual courthouse lighting ceremony last night. This year we had quite a crowd of our own, including Howie’s mom, brother and sister-in-law, niece, four great-nieces and one great-nephew. Add to that our best friends and their three kids. Our friend Mark came by, too. We’ve been going ten or eleven years [...]
Posted in Domestic stuff, Family, Holidays, Local folks, Nostalgia, YouTube Tagged christmas, community, courthouse, holiday traditions, newark, santa, smalltown pride, square
By GW on 11/11/2007
Yesterday marked an important moment in our household, a yearly rite. There’s no set date for this annual occurrence, no set “second Saturday in November” kind of thing. Planets don’t have to align, meteors don’t have to fall blazing from the sky. How, then is it determined? I’ll tell you: it depends on one person. [...]
Posted in Domestic stuff, vblogs Tagged christmas, decorating, Home Improvements, lights, Nostalgia, retro, santa, suburbia
