Easy as 1, 2, 3 (on a rainy day)

~1~ the supplies

one Harry Potter Brick Headz Lego found on the clearance shelf at Target

~2~ getting ready

open the box and give one brother the bag of Ron Weasley pieces, and to the other, the Albus Dumbledore bag

~3~ the challenge

THREE, TWO, ONE ... START BUILDING!

Eight minutes and fifteen seconds later, Jonathan's Ron Weasley won. 

("Only because I had Dumbledore!" protested Timothy. "He definitely had more pieces!")

A Year of Tomorrows

One of my favorite things to do as we straddle the old year and the new is to fill in my new 2019 planner ... 365 empty squares lined up like stepping stones into a year of tomorrows.

And of course my first entry was about a certain girls' trip next fall ;-)

Christmas I Spy

'Tis 5 days after Christmas and around the house I spy ...

1- a naughty stocking stuffer

2- something French

3- something oily

4- A dot Ham

5- Where Eagles Dare

6- a bug

7- Japanese characters

8- a crazy driver

9- PaRappa on a horse

10- a summer concert

2018 ... 12 months, 12 photos

Amazon here, Amazon there (and my book on both!)

On Christmas Day my Italian cousin, Chiara, sent me a screenshot of my book on the Italian Amazon site.

Whoa.

Of course, it's also available on Amazon here, in the U.S.

Just saying ;-)

Christmas Hope

Tomorrow our family will be together again, and more than anything this makes me happy. There is nothing like going home (or having everyone come home) for the holidays, so bring on the figgy pudding!

Before I sign off for a few days I’d like to say this: While we are looking forward to next week, I understand that many of you are not. There is a lot of heartbreak out there. Not everyone can look forward to that Hallmark Christmas. But if there is one thing this season offers is hope, which can be found in the unlikeliest of places … even in a stable. 

God bless, everyone.

The Novajosky Family

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to very secretly

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