I love Christmas.  I say that unabashedly and without any reservations. I know there are a lot of people out there who see the holiday time as one of stress, emptiness, worry, frustration, not to mention weight gain and blown bank accounts. I’ll admit that me, even me, Miss Treadjoyfully, was struggling a few weeks … Continue reading Days of Hope

  One of my best Christmas memories has to do with my sister, Betty.  Betty was four years older than me.  It was just the two of us, but that age difference was just enough to make us not all that interested in each other.  She was always outgrowing the new things I was just … Continue reading Paper Dolls

One of my favorite holiday things to do is to make simple wreaths to give to my neighbors the weekend after Thanksgiving. We all put them out at the edge of our driveways. It seems to signal the beginning of the season and unites the neighborhood. While we are a fairly friendly neighborhood, we seem … Continue reading A Christmas Tradition