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Do you do any of these during New Year’s Eve?

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Do you jump up and down once midnight strikes?
There’s a belief that if you jump as high as you can and as many times as you can when the New Year hits, you’ll grow taller that year. I did that a LOT during puberty (even beyond puberty for the fun of it). Did it work? [...]


Weekend Soiree #2: A game of comment interaction

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

The rules are easy. I will ask a question. The first person who comments will answer my question, and will leave a question for the next person to answer. This next person will answer that question, and leave a question for the next next person to answer. I am sure you get it! ;)To make [...]


Thank you 2007!

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

The year’s coming to a close in a few days. Didn’t 2007 fly by so swiftly? It seems like we were just celebrating Valentine’s a week ago, attending many planning sessions and preparing budgets for the next calendar year. Performance evaluations have been given out, and some lucky ones have gotten their Christmas bonus.
Two more [...]


Wifely Steps: Top Blog Posts of the Year

Friday, December 28th, 2007

I have been blogging for 6 years, 4 of which I spent here in Wifely Steps. While all the years have been fantastic, this 2007 has been the most awesome blogging year for me.
Here are the top Wifely Steps posts this ‘07 - the first list is based on comment interaction, the second list on [...]


13 Holiday Highlights

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

1. Catching the spirit two days before Christmas. Not bad for being cheery, but it sucks for Christmas shopping!
2. Finally considering giftwrapping as therapy or quiet time. While my husband and brother-in-law went crazy over Wii one morning, I did the zen thing with crepe paper and ribbons.
3. And when I was done wrapping, playing [...]


Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen fan-vid

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Here’s an Edward Cullen fan-vid created by blogger Kitty. It contains still images of Robert Pattinson accompanied by quotes from the series. I think it’s great! Watch it, watch it! The quotes are from all three books (Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse), so if you haven’t read any of those, I’m warning you about spoilers, [...]


“Breaking Dawn” rough draft done!

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Stephenie Meyer announced on her MySpace blog that the 4th installment of the Twilight series, Breaking Dawn, is done! Well, the rough draft that is. She shares this draft of hers could make up about 800 book pages. Yowza! Yes, Ms. Meyer! We want more, more! But you know how it goes, a lot [...]


Remembering the March of the Penguin Appetizers

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Over the past week, two friends asked me about the Penguin Appetizers my sister prepared last New Year’s Day. Spanx suggested that it would be a good idea to re-post that entry. I heartfully agreed. You can consider preparing these eye-catching snacks during your holiday parties!

Ola chicas!
My sister made these cute penguin appetizers out of [...]


Merry Christmas Everyone!

Monday, December 24th, 2007

I wish that your Christmas is filled with
warm embraces
loving kisses
hearty laughter
glorious singing
soulful moments.


Weekend Soiree: A game of comment interaction

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

Inspired by Michele’s site and several other blogs, let’s play a game of comment interaction!