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Learning to Love the Gift Because You Love The Giver

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You don’t always know until you open the box as to whether you are going to love the gift it contains or plan to pass it on to one of your friends at the next white elephant swap. Once you open that beautifully decorated box with the red velvet ribbon and the gift it contains is revealed the suspense is over. What is left is how you respond to Continue Reading

Christmas Ornament Memories

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Over time you start to collect Christmas ornaments. Some may be from places you visited you want to remember. Some maybe gifts from friends or family. Some may represent a hobby or interest you have. Whatever the reason you have to obtain your ornaments within a short time span you may have enough to cover a Christmas tree. For many years I Continue Reading

Muffin Tin Monday- ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

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   Today's tin is bassed on Kat Whelan's version of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. In this version the characters are all mice. The illustrations are filled with whimsy and actually sparkle on the pages. The tin was so cute as I prepared it and served it to JDaniel. It wasn't until he had inhaled it that I realized the picture I had Continue Reading

Maybe This Tiny Tree Will Grow Next Year

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> We have the tiniest of trees this year. It took us all of five minutes to decorate. We didn't have to move furniture to fit it in the living room or drag it through the house spilling pine needles everywhere. It was just pulled out of a box. Despite its height doesn’t seem to tower for the crèche beside it? Why such a tiny tree? We actually Continue Reading

Read.Explore.Learn.- The Manger

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Welcome to Read. Explore. Learn! This meme was designed to be a place for you to share the learning opportunities, crafts, field trips, and other activities you have done this week that tie-in to children’s books. I look forward to seeing the ways you have learned with and explored books. Steps: Link your activity below. Please place Continue Reading

Keeping Calm When Your Crane Won’t Open is Excruciating

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If you want to have a toddler present meltdown, than give him a present in its original toy packaging that cannot be removed while staying in a very nice resort far from home. There may be other factors that contribute to the meltdown, but have a crane screwed to the bottom of a box without a screwdriver nearby doesn't help the situation. JDaniel Continue Reading

Muffin Tin Monday- Decorated Crescent House

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I have seen beautiful gingerbread houses decorated to the nines on blogs lately and we didn’t make one. The house we made looks like it needs renovations, but it tasted delicious.   We took four crescent rolls and make a bread house by flattening them with “clean” hands. Then I spread cream cheese across the baked bread house and finally Continue Reading

Jesus Has Left the Crèche

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I love starting traditions with JDaniel. I loved traditions growing up and have been waiting until he was old enough to understand what is happening at Christmas time to start some. In my family growing up, there weren’t many traditions. My mom would set up a crèche. We would always have a crooked tree. (It didn’t matter if it was a real tree Continue Reading

Waiting Until After Thanksgiving for Christmas

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“Mom, why don’t we have our Christmas things up?” “JDaniel, we are going to wait a few weeks until after Thanksgiving.”“The stores have theirs up!”I am not sure why Christmas things go up as soon as the Halloween displays come down. I love to celebrate Thanksgiving and then get ready for Christmas, but I found Christmas sneaking in earlier and Continue Reading

Muffin Tin Monday- Advent Wreaths

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In honor of the first week of Advent JDaniel’s muffin tin is filled with a variety of wreaths. There are the following wreaths: Broccoli and tomato Bread and butter pickle with carved edges and cranberries Crescent roll with cheese ribbon Green and red jello Red grapes with golden raisins Bananas with an apple peel Continue Reading

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