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I have a number of draft posts that have as yet gone unpublished. In an attempt to clear those out, here’s one I started writing a couple years ago. We were at a New Mexican restaurant in Albuquerque and they have the loveliest wall of crosses adorning a wall just behind the table we were sitting…
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In November I had the great pleasure of speaking to the WordPress community in Mexico City at WCMX2015. I love attending WordCamps, especially in a community that is new to WordCamps. Mexico City’s camp was a lovely event and the people were friendly and welcoming. They even gave me a certificate 🙂 Mexico City, with it’s relatively…
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When I owned my own web shop and spent my days creating WordPress sites for clients I kept everything in notebooks. By everything, I mean grocery lists, household todo lists, notes from client meetings, Christmas gift lists, everything. These notebooks are about as close to a journal as I’ll ever get. The other day my…
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Christmas season is officially at an end at the Arnold house. Time to put this tree away and look forward to a wonderful year. Happy Epiphany!
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In celebration of the 11th day of Christmas we got a jump on the Epiphany traditions to try some Rosca de Reyes. There’s only supposed to be one Christ child figurine inside the cake, but my two nephews each got a figurine too. Some nice baker was sure thinking ahead.
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On this 10th (or 11th) day of Christmas I give you this blue Santa’s helper. My youngest made this as a gift for his cousin. It comes complete with a mug of apple cider and a naughty/nice list affixed to the side. He wrote the names of most of his family, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc…
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It’s the 9th day of Christmas and we’ve had the second of six birthdays in the family for the month of January. January is a big month for us birthday-wise. Yesterday was my nephew’s birthday, today is my husband’s, tomorrow his brother, then a little later our daughter, then her grandpa, and to round it out,…
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We were at the Albuquerque Sunport last night and it was fun to see the Christmas decorations still up. So, on this 8th day of Christmas, I give you gingerbread Star Wars. This was part of a Gingerbread display. Super cute. There was also a marshmallow dog:
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On this 7th (or 8th) day of Christmas, we are eating Panettone, a delectable treat commonly consumed by our family on Christmas Day and New Years Day. It usually has candied fruit, but this particularly amazing one is full of chocolate bits. It’s amazing when slathered with butter. And coffee, of course 🙂
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On this 6th (or 7th) day of Christmas I’m celebrating homemade Christmas tree ornaments. Our tree is full of ornaments from my childhood, my husband’s childhood, gifts to the kids from our extended family, things collected over the 20 years of our marriage, and the artistic efforts of the kids. I love it. Having it in our living…
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On the 5th (or 6th) day of Christmas I’m dreaming of the delicious Christmas dinner we ate a few days ago. My husband’s family has a tradition of making a slightly sweet turkey and sweet gravy for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The first time I had it I couldn’t believe my tastebuds so I learned how to make…
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Continuing on with the 12 days of Christmas theme, it’s the 4th day. We don’t have any calling birds, unless you count our chickens. So, let’s talk about surprise gifts. Catan appeared on our porch on Boxing Day and we’ve not yet discovered who sent it to our house. While life in the Arnold homestead is mostly…
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Karen Alma 