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Tag Archives: Christmas
Christmas Eve Reflections on 2010
It’s 6:30 on Christmas Eve morning as I begin writing this. Why am up early on my first of five days off from work? Because my youngest daughter, Ruthie, needed to get to her nursing assistant job at 7, and we had to get a car free from six inches of new-fallen snow. Part of [...]
Posted in Personal Also tagged basketball, Joe Aase, John Aase, Lee Aase, Lisa Aase, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, Rebekah Aase, Ruthie Aase, SMUG 4 Comments
Ending the Decade with a Bang
Note: This is the Aase family’s 2009 Christmas letter, but with a special twist relating to a major milestone we’re observing today. Lisa and I have so much for which we are thankful, as God has blessed us so amazingly. The events of 2009, some of which I will recount below, have been mind-blowing. But [...]
Posted in Personal Also tagged Aase Family, Christmas letter, Lee Aase, Lisa Aase, Silver Anniversary, Wedding Anniversary 3 Comments
Christmas, The Little Mermaid and the Power of the Flip
SMUG has been observing our Christmas recess (although newer SMUGgles are certainly welcome to explore some of the existing curriculum) as the Chancellor’s family has been celebrating our Savior’s birth. The regular curriculum development will resume Monday. We’re about to begin Day 3 of our Christmas gatherings, with Lisa’s side of the family joining us [...]
Posted in Facebook, Tools, video Also tagged Disney, Facebook, Flip, Flip video, Little Mermaid, Social Media, video, Web Video Leave a comment
Thanksgiving Reflections 2008
As I noted two years ago in Top 10 Reasons I’m Thankful, and to Whom, my performance in composing annual Christmas letters was spotty in the B.B. (Before Blog) era. Doing a family newsletter was such a production that procrastination (and eventually abject failure) was the most frequent outcome. But that all changed in 2006, [...]
Posted in Personal Also tagged basketball, Bible Bowl, blog, Christmas letter, Church, Merit Scholar, Thanksgiving, Volleyball 4 Comments
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