CHRISTMAS
Cheap, Practical -- and Sort of Odd -- Gift Giving
Last Christmas, because everybody was in financially challenging situations, we agreed to go cheap on gifts -- for everyone, that is, but the Toddler, who simultaneously performs the function of daugh...
Posted on 3/1/13 at 1:09 PM
Merry Christmas and may your nights sparkle with starlight
Merry Christmas and a happy holiday to everyone! I'm grateful your interest in the blog as well as your many comments and observations. Thank you! I hope Santa brought you a gift certificate for a h...
Posted on 12/25/12 at 11:30 AM
Hey! Unto YOU a child is born!
Last night, my family attended a production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at the SteppingStone Theatre in St Paul, Minnesota. When my friend who hosts the weekly playgroup in her home told me tha...
Posted on 12/23/12 at 8:30 AM
A ringing success
Ok, sorry about that. Couldn't resist. Of course, most of you are probably thinking, "Huh?" Except Trevor, who's thinking "Lame!" because he knows what I'm talking about. So now I'm going to enlighte...
Posted on 12/19/12 at 9:05 AM
'Christmas Song'
While perusing the internets I came across the set list from the latest Dave Matthews Band concert in Charlottesville. Of course at DMB shows in December he will play The Christmas Song, close to the...
Posted on 12/16/12 at 4:31 PM
Shoppers line up outside stores in the Dakotas
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Shoppers hoping to get a good deal on Black Friday have already started lining up outside stores in North Dakota and South Dakota.November 22, 2012
Book gift guide: 20 picks for the season
NEW YORK (AP) — Louise Erdrich is more than this year's winner of the National Book Award for fiction. She's a bookstore owner and has some ideas for what customers might pick up as holiday gifts.By Hillel Italie, AP National Writer , November 21, 2012
The tree is lit
November 21, 2012
$1M pair of watches tops Neiman Marcus gift list
DALLAS (AP) — Neiman Marcus rolled out its annual Christmas catalog Tuesday, offering a set of "his and hers" watches paired with a trip to Paris and Geneva for just over $1 million to shoppers who aren't worried about a holiday budget.By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press , October 09, 2012
Residents urged to watch out for holiday fires
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Christmas Day is one of the two riskiest days of the year when it comes to candle fires. The other? New Year's Day.December 25, 2011
Bethlehem Christmas joyful, crowded, rainy
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Hundreds of worshippers, dressed in their holiday best and clutching umbrellas to shield them from a lashing rain, packed the church on Bethlehem's Manger Square Sunday to celebrate Christmas Mass at Jesus' traditional birthplace.By By Dalia Nammari, The Associated Press , December 25, 2011
Nigerian blasts mar pope's Christmas peace appeal
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI's Christmas pleas for peace around the world were brutally ignored in Nigeria, where an explosion Sunday claimed by Muslim extremists ripped through a Catholic church during Mass.By By Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press , December 25, 2011
First lady asked Santa to help get Obama to Hawaii
HONOLULU — Michelle Obama was looking for help from more than just House Republicans so her husband could make it to Hawaii in time for Christmas.By By Julie Pace, The Associated Press , December 24, 2011
She said yes
December 19, 2011
Christmas dinner
December 19, 2011
Officers, children shop for Christmas gifts in Jamestown
By Kari Lucin , December 19, 2011
Brain strain: Christmas shopping when money tight
NEW YORK (AP) — Chennel King, a nurse from Norwalk, Conn., went Christmas shopping the other day with a new holiday companion: a budget.By Malcolm Ritter, AP Science Writer , December 19, 2011
Angel Tree needs keep growing
By Keith Norman , December 03, 2011
Police: 2 upstate NY kids call 911, ask for Santa
KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — No, Virginia, you can't call 911 and ask for Santa Claus.By Associated Press , December 01, 2011
Video: Watch the downtown Christmas tree lighting
The large Christmas tree in front of the Jamestown Civic Center was lit up Tuesday evening after a ceremony with about 50 people attending.November 25, 2011
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