7 Quick Takes: December 3, 2010 (Vol. 62)

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Over the Thanksgiving holiday, we went out of state to visit family.  We went to my Grandpa’s house and had our first holiday together since my Grandma passed away in May.  On that Wednesday night, in a freezing rain/hail kind of odd mix of precipitation, my whole (extended) family went into the woods along with my Grandpa’s priest (Episcopalian) and scattered my Grandma’s ashes.

I have to admit, I kind of liked that we were out there in such yucky weather.  If people complained, I didn’t hear any of it.  I liked that too.  It showed me that we were all committed to being a family, even if it meant standing outside in the woods and being lightly pelted with ice.

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When we all went inside, Eric and I made chicken noodle soup and grilled cheese sandwiches for everyone.  We also had brought along the chocolate chip cookies with walnuts, oatmeal cookies (both with and without raisins), and scones (chocolate chip ones and cinnamon chip ones) that the kids and I made together the day before.

Eric declared that he could never be a short order cook after the experience.  He wrote down orders for sandwiches, having offered people a choice of breads (wheat or white), as well as cheese (marbled cheddar, white American, a combination of those two, or Velveeta).  He worked hard that night!

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We had a super yummy Thanksgiving dinner.  You know who makes a tasty Thanksgiving dinner?

Kristin does.

I made deviled eggs that everyone declared had a lot of kick to them.  My Mom kept saying they were perfect.  Considering that I usually eat her deviled eggs and use the same “recipe” that she does, I suspect that’s why she thought they were just fine even if they had more kick than other people expected.  (It’s the Colman’s powdered mustard, in case you want some deviled eggs with kick as well.)

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This week, my co-op class and I finished a rosary project.  Let me tell you – if you ever want to see some beautiful rosaries, provide kids with a variety of bead options and let them create combinations.  I once did rosary bracelets with adults, and they worried so much about how things would look.  The kids in my class (4th – 8th grade) didn’t worry about it much.  They confidently picked the centerpiece, beads, and crucifix that they loved most and went with it.  They combined things that I never would have, and every single rosary was just gorgeous.

I decided there was a lesson to be had in that: Make decisions in art based on what you love.  Don’t worry about perfecting the final outcome.  Enjoy the process, and then be delighted in the result.

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Though I’m done with my Christmas shopping, I’m sad to say that I haven’t started working on figuring out my Christmas card.  I really need to get on that.  On the up side, we have a family picture to use, which is highly unusual for us.  (It’s usually just the kids.)  Hopefully I’ll get them done and out eventually.

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I’ve added a few new things to my Etsy shop lately.  Here are the newest additions:

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