My Hallmark Life – Part III (the Christmas Cookie Bake-Off)
Three weeks into my Hallmark challenge, things were going well. My goal was to turn my life into a Hallmark Christmas movie by copying their tried-and-true formula, and so far I’ve succeeded. Here’s the formula: an ice carving contest; two … Continued
My Hallmark Life – Part II (the Snowball Fight)
I was on my way to re-creating Hallmark year round, but I still had a few boxes to tick. Just to review, an ice carving contest; here’s the formula: a snowball fight; a mild misunderstanding following a half-overheard conversation; an … Continued
My Hallmark Life – Part I (the Ice Carving Contest)
The end of this year’s program of Hallmark holiday movies once again marked the beginning of my annual Hallmark withdrawal, and all of the damaging symptoms that attend it: the winter mopes, the no-sugar jitters, the waning of my Christmas … Continued
Holiday Performance Seat Savers
I rush up the steps to the school’s main doors. Fifteen minutes early for a change, my intention is to grab two seats, one for me and one for my wife who is parking the car. Dodging dawdling couples, I … Continued
Funeral Makeover
Poor Aunt Bonnie was dying and the doctors had given her very little time, ten days at the most. Her health had been poor for years, so it wasn’t a shock or a surprise, but all her family was upset, … Continued