Christmas 2011

Well, I’m enjoying Christmas, but thought if you were at this site, you could check out the following videos!   U2 Baby Please Come Home (my wife’s favorite song):   Blue Christmas (Porky Pig version) Classic:   Last Christmas (Chipmunk’s version, Daughter’s pick)   Baby It’s Cold Outside (Elf the movie version, with Zooey Deschanel)… Continue reading Christmas 2011

Christmas Dinner Tradition 2011

Every year in December, we (my wife, kids and I) take out annual Christmas Dinner Tradition  trip to our favorite Christmastime restaurant: the 356th Fighter Group.   It’s a very original looking restaurant with a stucco exterior with chunks missing exposing the underlying bricks.  This creates the illusion that the building has weathered some hardships… Continue reading Christmas Dinner Tradition 2011

Halloween Is Different This Year For My Kids

Much like the Halloween’s at Everyday Tips and Thoughts, my Halloween were simple but exciting! My kids are lucky in that Trick-or-Treat is from 6:00pm to 8:00pm on Halloween day in my neighborhood.  Most of the surrounding neighborhoods have it during daylight hours, and on a day that isn’t Halloween.  Is it safer?  Yes, but… Continue reading Halloween Is Different This Year For My Kids

Our Halloween Tradition Watching The Nightmare Before Christmas

We have a small tradition in my family where around every Halloween, we watch the movie called “The Nightmare Before Christmas“. It’s a great tradition where we start the fire (for the first time of the fall season), and then get some of the normal snacks (popcorn, pop, etc).  Next we pop in our five… Continue reading Our Halloween Tradition Watching The Nightmare Before Christmas