Category: Holidays

Dear family and friends, 2025 has been a big year for the Allisons. We’re a family that thrives on routine, so it’s particularly notable for us to have attempted so many new things this year. Of course, because we thrive on routine, there was plenty that qualifies as business as usual, too. George recently turned…

Dear family and friends, A random thought that occurred to me the other day – apropos of nothing – was that it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go. Some might even say that it’s the most wonderful time of the year. Kids are wondering when Santa Claus is coming to town.…

Dear family and friends, Welcome to the sixth edition of the Allison Family Holiday Letter. As usual, we’re posting this to our website in lieu of sending out holiday cards because it’s quicker and easier. At least that’s what we’re telling ourselves. And no, we’re not scrambling to get this written and posted before December…

Since we were spending Thanksgiving with family, I decided to do an old-fashioned home movie. Hopefully it’ll be something fun to look back on in a few decades.

Dear family and friends, This. Year. Had. Everything. We moved to Conway, Arkansas. Cynthia got a job at the University of Central Arkansas. Then Philip got a job at the University of Central Arkansas. George started full-time ABA therapy. Henry learned to use the potty. We bought a house. Philip got a different job at…

Dear family and friends, For the past few years, we’ve written an end of the year holiday letter and posted it here on our website. We’d usually post it in time for Christmas, along with some new family photos, to serve as an online Christmas card of sorts. As we’ve said before, it’s cheaper and…