This was the year I was going to really get into the Christmas Spirit, including putting lights up on the house, which I haven't done in a couple of years. Christmas has snuck up on me again, and once again I have not transformed myself into St. … [Read more...] about Clever Posts Of The Week – December 20th
On Wednesday I posted the list of things my son will be getting for Christmas. This weekend my wife and will take that list (along with the list of gifts for extended family) and purchase all our presents. We maximize the work at home to minimize … [Read more...] about Clever Posts Of The Week – December 13th
Over the last ten years, certain traditions have been created in our neighborhood. Our house is where we get together for football games, another neighbor hosts dinner before the kids go Trick-Or-Treating on Halloween, someone else has a pool party … [Read more...] about Clever Posts Of The Week – December 6th
Today is the official start to the busiest shopping season of the year. I didn't participate, although I did take the obligatory look through all the ads. I didn't find anything as I'm not in the market for any big ticket items, and my son has … [Read more...] about Clever Posts Of The Week – November 29th
The wife and I will be spending the weekend preparing to host Thanksgiving at our home for both her and my parents. Lots of cleaning, and of course getting the food needed ahead of time. I really wanted to try throwing a turkey on the smoker this … [Read more...] about Clever Posts Of the Week – November 22nd
My wife has a gigantic magnetic dry erase calendar that lives on the front of our refrigerator. At the beginning of each month she wipes it clean and writes the known events for the next month. I walked by it today and noticed that "Thanksgiving" … [Read more...] about Clever Posts Of The Week – November 8th
