Hands down, Christmas is the best time to be a kid. It’s nonstop decorations and talk about toys and carols and toys and surprises and toys and treats and lights and toys and ornaments and toys– all punctuated with the wonder and mystery of the nativity story. And whip cream Santa beards. I’m not sure …
When Joshua and his cousins Samuel and Isaac get together, it’s showtime. One screams, they all scream. One runs, they all run. One pees outside and all over the side of the house… well, you get the picture. Cue up “Yakety Sax” (you’ll know it when you play it) and you’ll have an instant “IsaJoshuel” …
And by pick, I mean “Cut anything with pine needles and branches and no nesting wildlife before my lips freeze to my teeth.”
Not to say I don’t enjoy chopping down trees in the spirit of a good ol’ fashioned country Christmas, but I think it’s fair to say it’s one of those traditions that dates …
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Mostly because gluttony has always been A-ok in my book. After all, it’s the new American way. I mean, why settle for a chicken when you could have a whole turkey? A potato when you could have a vat mashed full of ‘em and smothered in gravy to …
