Well, I finally finished the Christmas project I started for my-mother in-law a few months ago. You might recall that my mother-in-law’s gift to her sister (my wife’s aunt) was a nice family portrait. Of course, I was volunteered to be the photographer because my price was right (free). My wife’s aunt finally chose the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Christmas’
Getting Back to Real Life
Christmas is finally over. It’s time to take down the Christmas tree (did that tonight), put away the decorations (my wife’s doing that now), pack away the Christmas movies, and delete the Christmas station on Pandora (we listen to it on our Blu Ray player). We need to finish eating (or throw out) all the [...]
Manly Dad’s Christmas Checklist
I’ve been busy lately with Christmas stuff and work. Here’s a run down of the Manly Dad’s annual Christmas to-do list: 1. Mail the Christmas cards. We got those on time (barely) this year. My wife gets most o the credit here, but she did make me lick the envelopes for the ones sent to [...]
Personalizing a Calendar Gift
This year I decided to kick up the calendar gift a notch by adding birthdates and anniversaries. Of course I could have easily typed those into the calendar right in iPhoto…but then I’d have to do it every year. Like any thoughtful (and slightly lazy) man, I found a way to automate this for years to come.
Manly Christmas Lights
I admit it: I failed as a man for Christmas lights. The only Christmas lights on or in my house are the ones on my Chrismtas tree. I can’t even take credit for that…my tree is one of those pre-lit artificial trees. I did nothing this year for lights. Of course, like any man, I [...]
Naughty or Nice?
Elrod the Elf visits us everyday between now and Christmas. But he’s not a normal elf; he’s one of Santa’s helpers. You see, Elrod likes to find a place high in our house to sit all day. He sits there quietly observing our boys’ behavior to help Santa know if they are naughty or nice. Each night he returns to Santa to give him a status update. Each morning he finds a new place to watch the boys.
Is It Christmas Eve?
My son looked at the now decorated Christmas tree and asked, “is it Christmas Eve now?” “No,” I said. “But it’s dark outside and there is snow,” he explained. “Sorry buddy. We still have another 15 days to go until Christmas Eve,” I replied. That’s the conversation I had last night with my 4 year [...]
Bah humbug for Christmas Decorations
Yeah, I said it. Bah, humbug! Let me set a few things straight. I love Christmas…I love getting gifts (giving gifts is another issue / blog post?)…I love some of the music (see my previous post)…BUT I hate Christmas decorations. I hate that it takes forever to get the tree set up just right. I [...]
Firing Up the Christmas Music
Thanksgiving is over. It’s officially time to fire up Christmas music on iTunes. And what kind of Christmas music does the Manly Dad listen to? Great question, Mr. Italicized voice. Trans-Siberian Orchestra is the “go to” Christmas music for the Manly Dad. TSO is a perfect mix of traditional Christmas music, jazzy/bluesy sounding music, and [...]
The Christmas Gift Continued…
This photo project just won’t die. This is probably the most work I’ve done for photos. Normally, I just shoot the photos, upload to iPhoto, and print as needed. Sometimes I’ll do some minor adjustments, but nothing that takes more than a few seconds. My goal is to take photos that need as little processing [...]