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Chris’s elf got braces.
G’s robot’s display screen started working.
I hung ornaments on my tree.
Kathy asked for a big green dollar sign with “The DHX” stitched on it. I think she might have been half-joking. But that was a fun one to make.
Jack wanted a little ying-yang sign — like his mom’s — to replace one [...]
On Christmas Eve, Kathy came over to our house. G and Jack made G’s mom’s traditional rosemary walnuts. G cooked a grass-fed, free range, dry aged steak, potatoes au gratin, and green beans.
G’s potatoes au gratin (made from this Jeffrey Steingarten recipe).
I made a winter vegetable chowder, blue baby potatoes with slivered garlic, and my [...]
Posted in Holidays, Movies, TV & music on Dec 25th, 2007
This is one of my favorite songs, and it feels like a Christmas song, even though it probably isn’t: Ubi caritas - setting by Maurice Durufle
“Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est / Where charity and love are, God is there” (lyrics)
Merry Christmas!
Posted in Boundaries, Divorce, Holidays on Dec 24th, 2007
By Katherine Shirek Doughtie
Both G and I have been with both kids every Christmas of their lives. And whether or not that’s a truly important statistic, it feels kind of important. Important enough for us to have made the effort to figure out some strategies that seem pretty sensible. Maybe other [...]
I made Christmas stockings for our house a few years ago, and every year I try to add a few more details to them.
G’s robot got a bead face this year. I’m also working on a read out for the display screen and on control buttons.
I’m going to sew a few fresh-water pearls onto my [...]
Posted in Holidays on Dec 16th, 2007
By Katherine Shirek Doughtie
I am sitting in my bed, late on a Sunday morning, eating cookies that Jill and the kids and I made last night. We played dorky Christmas music, half-decorated the tree and turned off the XBox 360. To top it off I forced the others to watch “It’s A Wonderful [...]
Inspired by Samara and Lori, we decided to make Christmas cookies together, too. Kathy called me up with the idea and invited me over.
I asked Kathy if she had some candles she could light for more photogenic cooking.
We got a little silly. (Kathy threw herself into the photo shoot. And then she let me post [...]
Posted in Holidays on Dec 14th, 2007
No guarantees (unless you yourself have something wonderful up your sleeve), but it’s always possible, and sometimes we don’t see things we’re not prepared to see.
Posted in Holidays on Dec 14th, 2007
If you feel like you could use it, find a counselor or a coach to talk you through your plans, fears and hopes for the holidays.
Last year I happened to find hypnotherapist a month or so before the holidays. She gave a lunchtime talk at work on reducing stress during the holidays. Her advice was [...]
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