Stephanie Newton Books

Hello, world.  Wow. I took nearly six weeks off from the blogosphere. I meant to take maybe a week, two at the most. But then there were Christmas presents to make and brunches to attend and it zoomed by in a flood of chocolate, ornaments, carols, puzzles, travel and chocolate. (Yes, I meant to [...]

So, I got the house decorated, presents bought or made–and wrapped (albeit after midnight on Christmas Eve)–the fudge made, everyone had Christmas PJs, and Santa came. We had church on Christmas Eve, lunch on Christmas Day. We visited family and neighbors. What I didn’t do was mail the Christmas cards.

I ordered them. They arrived. [...]

Top Ten Favorite things this Christmas…10. Playing Jumpin’ Monkeys with the kids.9. Staying home in my pajamas all day and being creative with meals (yes, fudge and coffee is a perfectly acceptable breakfast)8. Straightening my hair with my daughter’s new Chi.7. Playing Guitar Hero. I rock. (uhh…on medium.)6. Listening to Cameron and Nicole sing.5. The [...]

I have to admit, I’ve complained–a lot–about the warm temperatures in December here in NW Florida. It doesn’t feel like it should be the Christmas season. It’s muggy and misty and my son said my hair was frizzier than our poodle’s. However, yesterday as we took a family walk on the beach on Christmas day, [...]

What I caught CC doing yesterday.
She’s either saying, “What!? I was just kissing the Baby Jesus.” Or she’s incensed that there are no dogs in the manger scene. I can’t quite tell from her expression.

Santa is definitely not coming to see the person who left the lights like this last year!