Mr. Booger Finger. And Baby Brother. Photo: Kallie-Jo Tolley Photography In our house, over the holidays, love and good will abound....

One of the most beautiful Christmas presents I've ever seen. Created by my son, Mark, for his wife, Barb . . . First, the poem: Th...

A guest post by my Husby. Or 'Santa' as he is so affectionately known . . . Being married to a writer like my Beloved Diane is a ...

Merry Christmas  from  The Tolleys! PJ's 2013 And The Tolleys 2013

I know many of you have read this before. But it's my favourite Christmas story. :) In the Tolley household, Christmas . . . the actual...

A visit with Santa and Mrs. If a picture is worth 1000 words, here's 5000 words worth . . . What can I say that could possibly top thi...

Mmmmmm . . . Every family has customs at Christmas. Some are fun. Some funny. Some weird. Our family has several that fit into this last...

Husby is doing much better. Not out of the woods yet, but the forest is thinning . . . Thank you, everyone for your good wishes. They really...

We have a tradition in our home. Well, several, actually. But I'm only going to talk about this one . . . Pajamas.  On Christmas eve. ...

Husby is very ill. A repost from a year ago... Clockwise from right: Aly (Hired man's son), Anita, Blair, and Me - in my little go...

Little Sister and Christmas. They just go together . . . Who loves Christmas more? Where we live, in largely Christian Alberta, it’s ...

Skier Extraordinaire! We have snow here in Edmonton, Alberta. A significant amount. The skiers are ecstatic. And that re...

My Hero December. My four-year-old mind was a haze I’d been locked in the house as it snowed for three days. Then quite suddenly, ...

On the night before Christmas, long hours ahead The toddler still up, I’d just got her to bed. The stockings were hung in a haphazard ...

I was four. Going Christmas shopping with my Mom in the great city of Lethbridge. And it was the most exciting time ever. Almost ...