Happy Boxing Day

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Merry Christmas

A Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night. Actually, there’s still a bunch of presents to wrap and the Birthday Fairy still needs to do her rounds before the morning light. Please sweet children let us sleep … Continue reading

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It's Practically Here

Day #7 in the Advent Calender brought the boys some holiday stencils and paints to decorate the sun porch windows. They went right to work on this cold wet December day. Only mild grumbling ensued when the color black (which … Continue reading

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Ollie's Birthday (Christmas Day) Dinner

After a few hours of sleep, preparations were being made for Ollie’s birthday feast. Once upon a time (6 years ago) on Christmas morning at 1:10 am Ollie was born and (again with little sleep)  was made a surprise Christmas … Continue reading

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Traditions (old and new)

When does a tradition start? When does a tradition become a tradition? What is a tradition? I think a tradition is something that is is repeated (no matter how silly) year after year,interwoven by a thread of family and friends. … Continue reading

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