C'est la Vie: Down the Rabbit Trail

It doesn't happen often and I'm proud to say it. But yesterday I found myself behind the computer following this link and that link and before I knew it an hour of my life was gone. It didn't plan it. There were other things I could have (and honestly would have rather been) doing. The past is the past and I am trying to move on. But I feel bad. I wonder how I could have avoided this pitfall.

Here are a few of my thoughts. Please feel free to leave a comment of your own.

Post-It note on my screen saying "Don't go there"
Setting the timer on my cell for 15 minutes
Making a list of what I'm going to do while I'm online, check off each as I go, and making no exceptions for diversions
Setting aside one hour/week on my planner just for the purpose of "exploring" online... maybe then I won't feel so guilty about it

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Frisco's Wassail Days

Friends,
I'm so excited to bring you the details of this family event in Frisco, Colorado! Nothing says Christmas like getting up into the beautiful Rocky Mountains and celebrating the holidays nestled in a cozy town with your closest friends and family. Fresh snow. Lighted trees. Sleigh rides. Visits with Santa.
And it all starts with the Santa Dash for Cash - a 1K "fun run" in which all participants must wear Santa gear! The run is TOMORROW and when you register at www.wassaildays.com you will receive a Frisco Santa shirt, a Santa hat and at the end of the run you will receive a stocking full of goodies including Wassail Cash (the official currency of Wassail Days that can be used at local restaurants and retailers) and a FREE pass for a ½ hour of tubing at the Frisco Adventure Park Tubing Hill. What a deal!!

Wassail Days is going on all week long (Dec 3-11). Start a new tradition with this annual event that has something for everyone in your family! (And, if you can&#…

Psalm 16

This Psalm has been blessing me. I pray it will bless you too. Thanks to BibleGateway.com for making it so easy to share these beautiful words with you.16 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good apart from you.” 3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
in whom is all my delight. 4 The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply;
their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
or take their names on my lips. 5 The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;
you hold my lot.
6 The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. 7 I bless the Lord who gives me counsel;
in the night also my heart instructs me.
8 I have set the Lord always before me;
because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my

C'est la Vie: The Men In Our Lives Part 3

Today's suggestions really hit two sides of the same coin. I was thinking about gifts for the "do it yourself" dad. If you're married to him (or lived with a dad like this growing up), you know what I mean. He loves a project whether it's in the house, out in the yard, or in the garage (ie. cars).

But that got me thinking, sometimes there is nothing better than a "do it yourself" gift. Something straight from the heart and made by little, loving hands. So, here are two lists: one for your man to "do" and the other for you and the kids to make. I think you'll find something that's a perfect fit!

Kid Made:
A photo bookmark (says "mother's day", but dads who are bookworms will love this too)A miniature golf course (indoor or outdoor!)A monogram painted hammerKid-made brunch just for dad - try this Hamburger Hash Totes, Kits and Sweets at Family Fun - cool stuff!Anything with hand-prints and poems written by the kids (Am I righ…

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