JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

The gas company came this morning to fix our tank and now we can use our (propane) fireplace: that’s gift enough! After weeks of waiting, we are all excited! I don’t know what Santa’s got waiting for me but I do know I already have so many gifts from this year. There’s quite a few […]

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“Better watch out…” Abigail and Michaela sing, “…Mommy’s coming tonight!” Yeah, the girls already figured out that Santa is a fantasy and have made their own lyrics to the music they keep hearing everywhere. When others, including even an enthusiastic receptionist at the doctor’s office the other day, ask the girls if they’re ready for […]

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On the radio I’m hearing that there is a chance of snow tonight. One station said that it was the elevations above 500 to 1000 feet that might see some white around Christmas. Since every point on this entire island is below 500 feet, I guess that means we probably won’t see any snow. It’ll […]

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Wow, it’s two days ’til Christmas, and so far I’ve only made two kinds of Christmas cookies. On Friday the girls and I made candy cane crisps, and I also made my chocolate chip cookies with holiday MnMs. In years past, I’ve prepared platters of Christmas treats – by the 15th of December too! My […]

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This afternoon the girls and I went for a walk around the neighborhood, taking some little gifts to a few neighbors. I had planned to go earlier in the day, when it was still light outside, but it took me longer to get organized than I had thought. So by the time we headed outside […]

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