Christmas Eve-Eve

Chrishumor

It’s Christmas Eve-Eve which means everyone is checking last minute items off their to-do list. I planned on giving my nephews cash because they are too old for fun toys and too young to be excited about a new vacuum. There is one minor detail I forgot about giving cash…you have to actually go to the ATM and get it. … Read More

Christmas Cookie Conundrum

Chrishumor

It’s that time of year when Christmas Carols are playing everywhere and the world seems a little brighter. It’s also that time of year when most people have a never-ending to do list running through their head. I like to manage all the unrealistic holiday expectations by eating large amounts of Christmas Cookies. After the holidays pass and my pants … Read More

Post Thanksgiving Pre Christmas Stress

ChrisUncategorized

Thanksgiving is over. The pumpkin pie is gone. (insert audible sigh of sadness) Now what? But wait…Christmas is coming. This thought should make me happy but it actually causes me stress. Why? I’m not sure. Maybe because Thanksgiving is about food and conversation and catching up with relatives and friends you only see a few times per year. It’s a … Read More

Sunday Family Funday

Chrishumor

Today, is the first of my family Christmas celebrations, which I am calling Family Funday. My mother’s side of the family comes to celebrate a weekend early because it’s impossible for everyone to get together on Christmas day any more. My mom’s brother and his wife and children and all of their grandchildren travel over the river (seriously…they drive across … Read More

What’s Your Favorite Christmas Cookie?

ChrisMade Me Laugh

One of my favorite things about Christmas is the cookies. (Anyone who has read one of my books probably won’t be surprised by that fact.) Every year it’s a battle to keep my cookie consumption under control so my jeans will still fit in January. I may or may not have eaten five cookies today. What’s your favorite Christmas Cookie? … Read More

Here Come the Holidays

Chrishumor

Here come the holidays. First it’s Halloween…and then you blink and it’s Thanksgiving. You yawn from all the turkey you snarfed down and then it’s Christmas. And then people start asking about your New Year’s Resolutions. My grandmother once told me that the older you get, the faster time flies. I totally understand that now. And it’s a bit frightening. … Read More

Crazy Christmas Trees

Chrishumor

While I prefer a traditional tree with glass ornaments and tinsel, I can appreciate the creative thought that went into these crazy Christmas trees. What’s your favorite type of Christmas tree?

Holiday Shopping

ChrisUncategorized

I have five nephews and they are all old enough to want specific games or lego sets that I’ve never seen or heard of. Rather than fight the crowds and search for their hearts delight, I am taking the easy way out. I’m giving them all gift cards to a local arcade where they can play laser tag or video … Read More

Christmas Costumes for Canines

Chrishumor

Today I am sharing some canines wearing Christmas Costumes. Some of them seem happy to dress up. Others look like they are planning to eat their owner’s shoes. All of them make me smile.  

Christmas Rant

ChrisReaders

Christmas is just around the corner which causes me equal amounts of joy and stress. Joy: because I love all the Christmas decorations and the Christmas carols and the copious amount of cookies. (Yes, it’s all about the food.) Stress: because of all the heightened expectations. Christmas commercials make you feel like everyone gets a car with a big red … Read More

Happy Holidays Snow Globe

ChrisPenned Con, UtopIA, YA

Happy Holidays!  I love snow globes. I wanted to share this amazing 3D snow globe animation featuring a year in the life of a Christmas Tree: created by www.smoothe.com