Category Archives: December Daily

Andrew made a set of paper airplanes for his classmates. He made them out of Christmas paper and packaged them in clear bags. Each bag included a note that said “Merry Christmas, Shamare!” “Merry Christmas, Noah!” etc. He was pretty … Continue reading →

And then she came. I have not seen Tara in two years and she has not been to New York in three. It was time. And so we arranged a holiday visit. She came on Thursday night, left on Saturday … Continue reading →

It is the darkest time of year. We get up while it is dark and we are not all together again until after the sun goes down. Sometimes Andrew doesn’t even get home until after dark. But one thing that … Continue reading →

This morning we got our Christmas tree. We started by cleaning up the apartment and moving furniture to make room for it. Then we walked down to 79th and 5th to a small Christmas tree stand and picked out the … Continue reading →

Dec. 7: For Dave’s birthday, Andrew got him a book of paper airplanes. For my birthday, Andrew got me a wooden airplane. For grandmama’s and granddaddy’s birthdays Andrew specially crafted paper airplanes to send to them. So, when I was … Continue reading →

These are the next three pages of my album. Today I wanted to get our Christmas picture. Every year I send out Christmas cards and I include a photo of the kids together, or a photo of each kid…all depending … Continue reading →

For my December Daily album this year, I’ve decided to focus more on writing. On my desktop I have a document where I make journal entries each day. So far I am really enjoying that approach. It feels more reflective … Continue reading →