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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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Want, Want, Want

Flying through the dining room, around the table, and toward the bathroom, “Mom, I got to go potty, can you get me a toy magazine please!” he shouts. Toy magazines. We now have an over abundance of toy magazines and he is just thrilled. They started arriving before Halloween and have accumulated on top of… Continue reading Want, Want, Want