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Christmas Eve was always the biggest celebration in my home growing up, and that is one tradition that has carried forward. We’ve added some things to the tradition to make it “CDF” over the past few years, and one thing … Continue reading
Category Archives: Traditions
One of the challenges of the whole blended family thing is dealing with holidays. Holidays often mean traditions. Traditions often tie you back to your roots. When divorce happens, everything and everyone gets up-rooted. Our first Christmas was a bit … Continue reading
The baking is done, so we made up the plates and the little Elves delivered them to our friends and neighbors. … Continue reading
He sure gets around…. He brought “Just Dance 3” the other day. Apparently he is “the best” this year. … Continue reading
I am on the “Christmas Baking Kick” that my kids love so much. I make about 16 different kinds of cookies and squares and we deliver plates to some friends and neighbours, and of course have a wealth of goodies … Continue reading
Off we went yesterday to get our tree. I got the kids some new Santa hats as their old ones were getting a bit raggedy. They pulled out the wagon and spent a good 20 minutes outside, running around dangerously … Continue reading
My girlfriend told me their plans for the PA day that we had today. They were going to drive an hour outside the city to a local farm and get out and search for the ideal, perfect Christmas tree, chop … Continue reading
The other tradition that started up on December 1st is “Secret Santa”. This one is certainly a favorite with the kids. Each child draws another child’s name at the beginning of the month. They are to play “Secret Santa” and … Continue reading
Quiet Elfie has made his appearance. Let me introduce him. He is a little elf that we got on our first Christmas together as the CDF’s. We actually bought him in a box, then you read a story about him … Continue reading