Christmas is just around the corner. Stockings are being hung, strings of lights are being untangled, and the Wally World moose cups are being filled with holiday cheer. Years ago, I thought it would be fun to get a kitschy Santa to add to our holiday decor. I found a great plastic blow-mold Santa from […]
I’m a Hallmark ornament collector. There, I said it.
So, now I’m a Hallmark ornament collector. Ugh. Seriously, how could I not collect these things when they keep coming out with items that I have to have for my Christmas tree year after year? Have you seen what they are offering up this year? Here’s what I’ve got (so far). The classic Batman ornaments […]
The League has spoken: Ghosts of Christmas Past
The League of Extraordinary Bloggers took some time to remember some past Christmases and shared a few of those memories… Nerd Out with Me That Yellow Duck Cool & Collected Goodwill Hunting 4 Geeks Junk Fed Adventures of a Geeky Vixen Garage Sale of Awesome Be sure to visit all these great sites and leave a comment […]
They Came Upon a Midnight Clear
After getting married, my wife and I were excited to have our very first Christmas together in our new house. We went all out with the decorations and cookies, wanting to make it a Christmas to remember. All our lives, we had been subjected to plastic artificial trees that our parents always dragged out of […]
This week’s assignment from the League: Ghosts of Christmas Past
The Christmas spirit is still going strong with this week’s challenge for the League of Extraordinary Bloggers… — Tell a Christmas story from your past. — Once you put up a post on your site add a comment below with the URL. Next Monday, I will put up a post here on Cool & Collected with a list […]
The League has spoken: Christmas Wishes
The League of Extraordinary Bloggers has been pretty nice this year, which is a good thing, because we want a lot of expensive stuff! Come on Santa, don’t make us angry — you won’t like us when we’re angry. Here’s what we hope is filling Santa’s sleigh this Christmas… Erik Johnson Pop Rewind Cool & Collected D.I. […]