My name is Heather... and I am a Christmas shopaholic (… hi, Heather…). The day after Christmas is never too soon for me to start shopping for next Christmas (in my opinion). Some years, I have gifts for the next Christmas already purchased before the current Christmas season has passed. Considering how much I don't enjoy the run of the mill, every day, shopping, I do get a spring in my step when I have money in my pocket to spend on gifts. Eric is the practical, black and white, thinker in our family. If not for his good grasp of a dollar, I would spend up to half our money on gifts for … [Read more...]

This last Saturday, Eric and I received a fun gift from a friend of ours who went to South Korea to teach English. She bought us two wooden ducks from South Korea. They came with the following explanation: The Wedding Duck is derived from an old Korean custom. When a couple gets married, the bridegroom gives his bride a pair of ducks. The Wedding Ducks symbolize eternal chastity; that’s why he gives her the ducks. If one duck dies, the other duck lives alone until it dies. The female duck ties her female beak with a string, which means the bride is prevented from nagging her husband by … [Read more...]

Who doesn't love a gift? I'm sure there are some who don't care as much for the material items of life; yet, the vast majority of people enjoy receiving gifts. Many children love opening toys and playing with them. And remember when you were a kid? The excitement and wonder of what's in that package is almost more than you can stand! When you get a little older, the excitement and wonder is still there, but you may find that you have a little more control over the "waiting" that comes with Christmas and birthdays. Then, you begin to enter opposite sex relationships and before you know it, … [Read more...]