Category Archives: Christmas

It’s the Week Before Christmas…

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Not That Big a Deal

And all through our home…the boys, oh, the boys…how they run, how they roam! Our family is unique in many ways. One of those ways is that both my husband and our son own UPS Stores. My husband’s is in … Continue reading →

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It’s A Wonderful Life ~ Jimmy Stewart in WWII

Posted on December 27, 2019 by Not That Big a Deal

Like a lot of people right around Christmas time, I love to watch It’s a Wonderful Life.  Recently, I read this article and saw that movie in a whole new light. It’s a wonderful article. I hope you enjoy it! … Continue reading →

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Surprise!

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Not That Big a Deal

We were at my childhood home in Whippany, NJ and had just said good-bye to family friends. Almost as soon as we closed the door, there was a knock. It was our Pastor’s wife and her daughter…from Florida. To say … Continue reading →

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Days of Crocheting and Chiropractors

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Not That Big a Deal

I like homemade gifts. I like to receive them. I like to give them. And, not surprisingly, I like to make them, especially for Christmas. So in October, my sister Lisa and I try to find gifts that we can … Continue reading →

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Is He or Isn’t He? Only His DNA Knows for Sure…

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Not That Big a Deal

As you probably already know, when I turned 55 my husband gave me an Ancestry DNA kit for my birthday. When I told him he should do one he refused saying, “I’m 100% Chinese. Why should I pay money for … Continue reading →

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Alzheimers or They Shall Not Grow Old?

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Not That Big a Deal

“Mom, what are you doing on Thursday, December 27th, at 1:00?” a question from my son and the beginning of the mystery that would become one of my Christmas presents this year…

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For Just Two Days of Christmas Four Grandsons Come to Me…

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Not That Big a Deal

Disney may be the ‘Happiest Place on Earth’, but Christmas would have to be the ‘Happiest Day on Earth’.  A busy time for families, we are often having to stop ourselves to remember not just what, but Who we are … Continue reading →

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