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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted to share some images of our Easter with all of you. We had a truly lovely holiday. I love the <strong>freshness of spring</strong> ~ the return of color in the landscape. The sounds of birds and children playing outdoors. The hope of renewal ~ new leaves on the trees and beautiful, blossoming flowers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">April is one of my favorite months ~ which is why I chose April to get married. It's such a beautiful time of year, and I'm always especially glad when Easter falls in April! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">We always do holiday and seasonal crafts,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that smells out-of-this world while baking!<br />and looks so pretty on the table for Easter dinner</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">...with sweet place settings for each special guest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just so sweet</span> :)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">My little guy was so overjoyed finding his surprises!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And we had a blast on our backyard egg hunt...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">with eggs of all sizes,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">including <span style="font-size: large;">mega, ginormous eggs</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Welcome to my very 1st giveaway!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have always wanted to do a giveaway on Cutest Little Things, but I wanted it to be something special...something fitting to the site. So when I was contacted by Hannah Stewart at <a href="http://www.shabbyapple.com/">Shabby Apple</a> to partner on a special giveaway opportunity for my readers, I positively just jumped at the chance!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">With spring weddings on the horizon, graduations, Mother's Day and Easter, who couldn't use a beautiful, new dress in their wardrobe?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you haven't heard of Shabby Apple, you simply <strong>MUST </strong>check them out!</span> Their philosophy that beautiful, vintage-inspired dressing shouldn't be complicated is one that I can completely relate to. All that's required is some confidence and maybe a few cute accessories!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Oh, and did I mention they also have an adorable line of preteen and kids' dresses?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: small;">chosen by Random Number Generator</span> </span><br />
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<br />Judy@cutest-little-things.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10642673291427189421noreply@blogger.com124tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532620439107227682.post-65688121841073829592012-03-25T17:44:00.002-04:002012-03-25T23:16:36.129-04:00Gnome Sweet Gnome {cupcakes}<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well it was that time again, my son's turn to bring in a treat to school. The last time it was his turn, we brought in healthy, skim-milk cheese strings and fruit. This time, unhealthy but <strong>delicious</strong> cupcakes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Since it was the beginning of spring, I settled on something from the garden ~ <strong>gnomes</strong>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Then I made spring garden cupcakes, with spring-green {buttercream} grass, {candy sprinkle} flowers, and mini toadstools made from micro-marshmallows and fondant caps {with royal icing dots}.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">And speaking of cupcakes,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">You <strong>MUST</strong> get one of these...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's called the <strong>Cupcake Courier</strong>,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No more fumbling with cheap, cardboard bakery boxes or tupperware.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This thing <strong>ROCKS</strong>!<br />I bought mine on Amazon.com.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We all have seasons of our lives. Good times and bad, happy and sad. I've had more than my share. Right now, is a trying season. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the start of the month, I was given notice that my company is downsizing and I'll be getting laid off at the end of February. It wasn't a total surprise: the company has been struggling to secure new contracts and has undergone two massive layoffs in four months. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What was a surprise was that being my boss' right hand person, he swore to me <em>my</em> job was secure - that I was the best hire he's ever made and he'd never let <u>me</u> go. Being told that I was among those cut this round did blindside me...and maybe shook my confidence and trust more than I'd care to admit. I was aggressively recruited to this company just one year ago!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Losing ones' job is never pleasant, whether it's through one's own fault or not, but I can't help but feel somewhat disenchanted and jaded since I believed (and was told) that I was doing such a flawless job. I think you can tell from my little blog that I'm a very passionate person. I live deeply, love deeply, and take people at their word - well, at least until they give me reason <u>not</u> to. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I know I'll end up on my feet {eventually...I hope}, but right now, I sort of feel vulnerable and a little teeny bit sorry for myself...and scared. It's not the best economy to be unemployed and looking for a job :( My husband and I have had to scramble to make provisions for our health coverage {not fun} and to go over our budget carefully to see what we can cut if I should find myself unemployed for any significant length of time. SO <u>not</u> cute or pleasant :( </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I'll be back to blogging, but it may take me a wee bit of time to get my personal life back in better shape. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The upside in all this mess is all of the extra time I get to spend with my sweet little dude :) Really lovin' being able to wake up together, to pick him up from school, have lunch at the park, and catch up on cartoons. I love him <3</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I've been doing the interview circuit {blech!} so hopefully something wonderful will come down the pike for me soon. Keep me in your thoughts and prayers, please :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I certainly could use it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I had such a fun time coming up with this idea when I made them for my son's 4th Birthday party. The theme was Little Picasso Art Party, and I wanted everything to be cute and packed with color!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was going to buy some, </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #990000;">red</span>, <span style="color: #e06666;">pink</span>, and white M&Ms are just perfect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><em>I did this project <strong>years</strong> ago and <u>still</u> love the results. </em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Take any discarded bookcase (this one was found curbside).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Prime and paint it a light neutral color.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">5. Handpaint {or stencil} on lettering of your choice in a complementary color (I handpainted mine). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I chose three, simple words for this bookcase:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm always happy to learn that some little project or post on my site has been an inspiration to someone else! Aside from community and friendship, that's the<strong> best</strong> part of blogging! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Our backyard <a href="http://www.cutest-little-things.blogspot.com/2009/09/little-boys-playhouse-revealed.html">playhouse</a> {above} has always been one of my <strong>most popular</strong> posts. I'm always excited to hear people's feedback on it and to read all of the features that others have done it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So I was elated when Anette Snarby emailed to ask me if she could feature my son's playhouse on her popular parenting, Norwegian blog <a href="http://foreldremanualen.no/">Foreldremanualen.no</a>! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">She was looking for inspiration on building a boy-themed playhouse for her two, adorable sons and came across my son's playhouse. You can check out her blog post here: </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><a href="http://www.foreldremanualen.no/2012/01/en-helt-fantastisk-lekestue-for-gutta/"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A fantastic playground - for the guys!</span> </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's absolutely <strong>AMAZING</strong> to me that I could inspire someone, <em>anyone</em> - let alone someone so far away just through a simple little blog post!! Totally makes it all worth while! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Anette</strong>, thank you so much for reaching out to me, </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">and for the nice email and post! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I hope you'll share your finished playhouse with all of us!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It can get pretty boring with too many rainy/dreary days, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and being stuck inside with not much to do.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Winter Fun Ideas — for kids and kids at heart ;)</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First, <strong>Bundle up</strong> {light layers work best}...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Take a {brief} <strong>winter walk</strong>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Build a <strong>snowman</strong>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make a <strong>snowfort</strong>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a <strong><a href="http://www.cutest-little-things.blogspot.com/2011/01/snowball-fight.html">snowball fight</a></strong>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go <strong>sledding</strong> or tubing {helmets required for little ones},</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Take your family on a snowy <strong>sleigh</strong> or carriage <strong>ride</strong>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fill empty squirt bottles with food coloring for colorful <strong><a href="http://www.cutest-little-things.blogspot.com/2011/01/snow-painting.html">snow painting</a></strong>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Freeze empty plastic containers with food coloring for <strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">c</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">o</span><span style="color: #e69138;">l</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">o</span><span style="color: #a64d79;">r</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">f</span><span style="color: #674ea7;">u</span><span style="color: #45818e;">l</span> ice blocks</strong>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A weekend <strong>getaway</strong> to a <strong>romantic cabin</strong> in snow country would be lovely,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go</span><a href="http://www.cutest-little-things.blogspot.com/2010/02/skating.html"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <strong>ice skating</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> {take lessons to learn},</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Take your family <strong>skiing</strong> {there are plenty of bunny slopes for beginners},</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make a <strong>soup bar</strong> to warm up ~ {plenty of soup varieties, flavored croutons, grated cheese, etc...},</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beat cabin fever with indoor <strong>blanket forts</strong> {with bundles of pillows to lay on},</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a family <strong>movie night</strong> ~ lots of buttery popcorn, snacks and candies for munching,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a late afternoon <strong>winter</strong> <strong>campfire</strong> with hot cocoa and toasted marshmallows,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Set up a <strong>hot chocolate buffet</strong> ~ include plenty of toppings {and don't forget the whipped cream!},</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hang suet to <strong>feed</strong> non-migrating <strong>birds</strong>,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We finally had our first significant snowfall of the season, </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From snowball fights and snow painting in January...</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to celebrating that crazy love thing in February and my 10th with my hubby in April...</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">picnics and trips in the summer to see the Duke and Duchess,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">and each season brought its own unique celebrations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I thank each and every one of you </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I love sharing my enthusiasm for beauty, for blissful moments, love of family and friends,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">and my heartfelt joy in celebrating life's random, ordinary moments...the seasons, the holidays, and all of the other little things that bring us happiness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Having lost my parents younger than most,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I live with the<strong> life philosophy</strong> to <strong>make each moment count</strong>...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">to love with abandon,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">to bring beauty to the ordinary,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">to create fun out of the mundane,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">to live life passionately,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">and to surround my loved ones and friends </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">a clean slate as Anne Shirley would say, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The hustle and bustle is over. The crazy crowds are beginning to die down. The parties have ended (at least until New Year's Eve!) and the guests are packed up to go home. While some rush to pack away Christmas and move on, at our home, this is our time to cozy up on the sofa, turn on the lights, pour ourselves a steaming cup of coffee or brew a pot of tea and savor the seasonal splendors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Do yourself a favor ~ don't rush through the season just because the day has come and gone. This is the time to enjoy all of the things that you were too busy to get around to while you were preparing. Watch those holiday DVDs that you skimmed through while cooking or wrapping. Turn off the lights and plug in the tree lights and read a good book or leaf through a holiday magazine {let your mind file away ideas for NEXT year!) Curl up with your sweetie and children and reflect on special holiday moments that you want to be sure to remember. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So tonight, I plan to enjoy my Christmas decor {just a little longer!}, curl up with my favorite guys {my husband and son!}, have a warm mug of cocoa in front of my newest love! One of my favorite presents!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These jolly North Pole Christmas elf cookies were perfect! He loved their crooked little smiles and happy expressions! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there..."</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every year on the eve of St. Nicholas Day, children leave their shoes, slippers or stockings out to find them filled with candies, nuts or fruit by St. Nicholas. Our son eagerly anticipates this annual tradition by leaving his slippers outside his bedroom door to wake to find them filled with a sweet card from St. Nick and special candies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The sweet card from St. Nick writes to tell our son that St. Nick's elf, <a href="http://cutest-little-things.blogspot.com/2010/12/christopher-pop-in-kins.html">Christopher-pop-in-kins </a>reports that our son's been a good boy (so far!) this year and encourages him to keep up the good work! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Glittering snowy sprinkles and glistening stars pepper the surrounding floor, leaving a magical trail from this special visit! Chocolate coins, special hot cocoa mix, peppermints and other candies overflow from his cute little polar bear slippers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">But you don't need to be religious to keep this tradition alive. We explain to our son that St. Nicholas (St. Nick/Santa) visits <em>before</em> Christmas in order to check in on how he's behaving and to scope out where to leave the presents! It's a wonderful prelude to the hoopla of Christmas and stretches out the anticipation (the funnest part!) just a little bit longer! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="st">Each year our little family looks forward to an annual tradition of going to see Santa in our little town. The main street trees covered in tiny white lights. The walkways lined in white, candle lit luminaries. Firepits on each street corner to warm your hands. Carriage and sleigh rides through the street as you shop. Store-front windows festively decorated with their lovely wares on display. Vibrant fireworks filling the night sky with explosive color and thunderous sound. Cups of steaming hot cocoa and sweet sugar cookies to munch as you wait your turn in the seemingly never-ending line to see the Big Guy ~ <span style="color: red;"><strong>SANTA</strong></span>!</span></span></div>
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is that you take a break, if even for a moment - to savor the magic,</div>
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the splendor, </div>
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the sights, sounds and smells,</div>
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and let Christmas joy fill your heart and home this season.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">while I was getting started in the kitchen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Delicious pies, cranberry orange relish, roasted stuffed turkey, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Coloring and making things was a great way to keep him occupied.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a tradition in my house that every Thanksgiving</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So in keeping with tradition,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Andrew received a little gift bag at dinner,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">containing two diecast cars </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and a Jingle All the Way book and dog from Hallmark.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Because he knows how much his mama loves to make things cute,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">just as dinner was about to be served,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Andrew ran to get the crafts he'd made at school...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I just loved his placemat!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And his rustic napkin ring was perfect!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At dinner, as we talked about what we're thankful for,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Andrew said this was the <strong>best Thanksgiving ever</strong>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Laugh often and out loud.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Listen to the whispers of children and the wisdom of the old.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Give everyone big, warm arm-stretched hugs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Relish your favorite foods with delight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Count your blessings ~ you'll likely be surprised at how blessed you are!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Enjoy the lovely sites, delicious smells and familiar sounds that surround you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Savor this holiday and those that are celebrating with you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">For this Thanksgiving will never come again.</span><br />
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