Chatham light

This ornament always makes me smile. And especially this year. Kolya and Dasha will be experiencing their first Christmas in America — and they’ll be in Chatham! Does it get any better? Jamie and Dasha will be there for several days, I think. And Jeanne and Kolya will be driving [...]

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I love you, Dad

What dad wouldn’t love to receive an ornament like this one from his daughter?

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Snow cones

A snowman and a penguin. Not to mention what looks like tasty snow cones! The inscription reads “Have an ice holiday.”
Thanks, Jim, for putting this back together again. It’s a sad day when I discover ornaments that are in multiple pieces…and such a joy to have them restored! (Hmmm, wonder how [...]

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Bear cubs

Another ornament in recognition of our twin daughters. I have a soft spot for teddy bears anyway…but make them twin bears and put them in a basket and hang them from my tree? How could I resist?
I really do love trimming our trees…so many of these ornaments make me smile!

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Jamie

Is this ornament really 21 years old? Jamie was three, and this was the ornament he made in preschool. Little did we know what God had planned for this little boy… but we certainly prayed for him faithfully.
And God has faithfully answered.

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Little drummer boy

The little drummer boy was always one of my favorite Christmas songs. Maybe it was the combination of a child and a drum. Offering what he had. I have a soft spot for children and the sound of drums, or shoe taps, or whatever else keeps rhythms. (Someday I will take [...]

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Two little faces

We were given this ornament in 1983 to commemorate the birth of our twin daughters. It’s still one of my favorites.
Someday I’ll have to write about the woman who gave it to us. In a nutshell, she was one of many British children who were sent to America during World War II. [...]

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Straight No Chaser — 12 Days

This makes me grin.
Enjoy.

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Young doc

Mom and Dad could always find just the perfect ornaments. What could be better for a pediatrician? And somehow, over the years, the thermometer sticking out of his lab jacket back pocket is still intact!
Love that the prescription is simply an apple.

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Jeem

Jim has received many penguins — books, stuffed animals, erasers, suspenders, pajamas, you name it — but this is one of the favorites. This particular Christmas we had felt the call to move to Ukraine, and many of us spoke to each other in pitiful fake Russian accents.
Our friend Lynne could not [...]

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