Tag Archives: Christmas

A No-horse Open Sled

Christmas for the children in our house usually consists of hand-made wooden swords and pirate chests, blankets, pajamas, kid-sized tools, and healthy sprinklings of LEGO bricks and Playmobil sets.  This year, I got the kids something a little different: a … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas…and Wooden Weapons

Christmas Eve, and I just finished Beanie’s Christmas present: an entire armory of wooden weapons.  I like to make toys for the boys, a hobby that I developed in graduate school, when money was really tight.  This year for Christmas, … Continue reading

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A New Baby for Christmas

Merry Christmas. I don’t normally post on holidays. I don’t post much at all. But I thought I would put up a picture of the new baby, born on the 14th. He has been home nine days, and Beanie has … Continue reading

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