1. Last night I started a Wilton cake decorating class. It’s very interesting to see how, uh, passionate, people get on the subject. Myself included. There could have been a knock-down, drag-out fight over icing recipes in the aisle of Michael’s last night, but we all managed to control ourselves. 🙂 2. As far as…
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Florida Reflections: What I Learned About Taking Three Small Children to the Magic Kingdom for One Day
We spent last week on Longboat Key, Florida with the Basi family, and since we were so close, Christian and I decided to try a Magic Kingdom trip with the kids for one day. We went with some trepidation about the long day, but it turned out to be perhaps the highlight of the trip.…
Read MoreThursday Motherhood Moment
I originally wrote this last year, but when I ran across it the other day, it seemed too good a Motherhood Moment not to repost: Christmas is not about kids, but I will admit that having a child has enriched my experience of the season. It seems odd to say this now, considering it’s my fourth…
Read MoreThat Sneaky Old Christmas Spirit
It sneaks up on me sometimes…usually when I haven’t had a chance to think it out of existence. Like today, for instance. I won’t bore you with the miles-long list of things that have to be done by tomorrow at 5p.m. Let’s just say that by 10a.m. today, I had accomplished more than I usually…
Read More7 quick takes
1. Last Sunday afternoon at nap time, I tiptoed down the hallway with a sleeping baby and stood in the doorway of the little ones’ room, watching my husband read “The Littlest Angel” to Alex and Julianna. As he read the last three sentences, I heard his voice change, quiver, and thicken. How can you…
Read More7 Quick Takes Friday–the Christmas Carol edition
1. The local “Christmas station” plays a sometimes-delightful, often appalling mix of cheesy ’80s pop stars (think Hall & Oates “Jingle Bell Rock”), some great Mannheim Steamroller, and several versions of Feliz Navidad and Chestnuts Roasting—but virtually ZERO religious content. This got me thinking about the kids at school. When we would plan our Christmas…
Read MoreClosing Out Christmas
Today, we celebrate the feast of Epiphany, although the actual date is January 6th, not 4th. We marked the day by moving the Wise Men from the front windowsill to the nativity scene. (And playing at church, but that’s just a normal 1st & 3rd Sunday thing.) We are almost the lone hold-outs on our…
Read MoreThe Prowler
Julianna whined all the way home from Illinois. She was heartily sick of the car seat. (Who can blame her?) As soon as we got home, she tore across the floor and went down to the basement to bang on the piano. When her daddy brought her back up and got her diaper (and clothes)…
Read MoreChristmas Night
What did the sky look like the night Jesus was born? On that cold night, two millenia before humanity washed out the stars, what kind of celestial masterpiece must have been on display? When the shepherds lived and worked and slept beneath the stars, did they ever look up and fall silent, struck dumb by…
Read MoreMerry Christmas!
Short on sleep, long on excitement…the days are upon us at last. Merry Christmas to everyone! I’ll be offline for the rest of the week. See you on the other side of the holiday!
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Kathleen M. Basi 