Tag Archives: Christmas

Sharing Christmas traditions with expat friends

Posted on December 21, 2010 by

Although holidays are all about tradition, living abroad forced our family to shake things up a little: having chicken for Christmas dinner because we couldn’t fit a turkey in our tiny oven, for example, or leaving the girls’ stockings under … Continue reading →

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Outing Santa

Posted on December 16, 2010 by

Back when I was a perfect parent (in other words, before I had kids), I had certain lofty ideals about the kind of mother I would be. With the smarmy assurance only the truly ignorant can muster, I announced to … Continue reading →

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The Christmas gift that changed my life

Posted on December 9, 2010 by

Like most little kids, my brother and I would wake up shockingly early on Christmas morning. And like most parents, my mom and dad had a weird aversion to being dragged out of bed at 4:00 a.m. The compromise was … Continue reading →

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Long live the Gingerbread Man

Posted on November 28, 2010 by

Much as I resent the ever-creeping boundaries of the festive season (Christmas decorations sharing retail shelf space with Hallowe’en candy, anyone?), I know I can’t postpone my Christmas planning any longer. Common sense tells me a few minutes of frenzied … Continue reading →

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