Tag: Holidays
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Staying Sane, Being Kind
Here it is, the Monday before Thanksgiving, and this is the day that I decided to go to the store. I contend that I am a smart person. But I’ve never said, in earnest, that I’m brilliant. Days like today prove that. In general, it wasn’t too bad. I only needed to go to two stores: the…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2016) – Day 29: Fruitcake – It’s not just a doorstop anymore
We’ve all heard the horror stories that come around each Holiday season about ridiculously bad fruitcake. That cake that gets re-gifted time and time again because, really, no one wants it. Eventually, it simply doubles as a doorstop. It’s the stuff of legend – or urban legend. Fortunately, my grandmother’s fruitcake was not fodder for…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2014) – Day 15: Holiday Tradition
I admit it. I love holiday music. I always have. There was a time when I wouldn’t start listening to it until the day after Thanksgiving. I definitely will not listen to holiday music or purchase it before Halloween. That just annoys me. But in the last few years, I’ve started listening in November. I…
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