A Slice of Salerni Life 2012

A Slice of Salerni Life 2012   The End of the World Gabbey : ( looking over Dianne’s shoulder ) You too, Mom? All my friends on Facebook are...

Evestering: An Alternative to Black Friday Shopping

In response to my post describing my distaste for Black Friday, my brother-in-law Larry O'Donnell has contributed a guest post about the...

Maybe Christmas Doesn't Come From a Store

Dr. Seuss was right of course. We all know it, even if we did scramble to make sure all our store-bought presents arrived on time and were w...

A Holiday Greeting Card for You

Happy Holidays to all my blogging friends! If I haven't been to your blog this week, please forgive me. This is the longest teaching wee...

A Slice of Salerni Life 2011

I've been doing family skits as a Christmas newsletter since 2002, when the girls were ages 2 and 5.  It's just a yearly peek inside...

Happy Christmas Eve, Everyone!

It’s the Night Before Christmas and the house is a wreck. All the creatures are up and about and running amok. The children are NOT nestled ...

A Slice of Salerni Life 2010

With fond greetings to all my blogging friends, this is my Christmas card to you ... and my annual Christmas skit: Dianne sits in her usual ...

Sixteenth Anniversary and Dear Teen Me

Happy December 17th, everyone! I know it may not be a significant date for most people, but it’s my wedding anniversary! Bob and I were ma...

This is How Traditions Start ...

Several years ago (eight, to be precise), I decided to get creative with the note I sent out in Christmas cards and I wrote a creative littl...

Ho Ho Ho No More?

(LENNY: COVER YOUR EYES!) A few years ago, I lost my enthusiasm for Christmas. I used to love shopping (okay, not in crowds, and mostly onli...