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Only One Broken Bulb

Well I  must say that decorating the tree this year was a success. Only one broken bulb in the process This might be because our ratio of breakables and non-breakables has changed over the past few years. It was a bittersweet process. I love to decorate the tree and I love that the boys are… Continue reading Only One Broken Bulb

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Believing in Magic

For the past three years I have always looked forward to the day after Thanksgiving. Not for the “Black Friday” sales, but for our own Christmas traditions. I usually break out the Christmas decorations, watch National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, and re-introduce the boys to The Elf on The Shelf by Carol V. Aebersold and Chanda… Continue reading Believing in Magic

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Making Fossils

I was trying to get a little organized this weekend before the holiday hustle and bustle really hits. One of my projects on the never-ending to-do list was to clean out the craft drawer. I came across a few things I forgot we had. Among them was a tub of Crayola Air-Dry Clay. So what is… Continue reading Making Fossils