Christmas
When is too much Santa too much?
So I have a small parenting dilemma that I don’t quite know how to handle. My son got to ‘meet’ and get a gift from Santa at his preschool Christmas party yesterday (gift provided by the parents). On Saturday both children will get a chance to meet and get a
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5 Christmas Truths
Some Christmas truths: 1. It is impossible to feel scroogy or grinchy when listening to the crooning genius of Bing Crosby doing White Christmas. I was at the mall trying to tackle my list and I couldn’t help feeling put off that I have to buy presents for kids that
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3 x 3 Quicky Tips for the Holidays
Well, its official. Its December and Christmas season is officially, undeniably here. Show of hands: Who is done all their shopping, baking, wrapping and decorating? [sounds of crickets chirping] Who has started? Oh? That many, eh? Darn, I need to get cracking… Well moving right along, December 1st is usually
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Giving Gifts To Teachers
Recently I was with some former and current teachers that were discussing receiving gifts from students at Christmas time. I always knew that teachers got gifts but I thought it was mostly elementary teachers and usually things like boxes of chocolates. You know “small” gifts to show appreciation. I was
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A Christmas Tree Tradition
My husband and I decided to get our Christmas tree the “old-fashioned way” the first year we moved into our own house. We put the quad in the back of the pick-up truck, wore warm winter clothes and drove out to the woods near Millarville with our map and $5
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Christmas Makes Me Happy! No Sad! No Happy!
For the first time in many years, it looks like Calgarians are going to ‘enjoy’ a white Christmas. It’s been a while since we’ve had this much snow, this early without a chinook to melt it all! I grumble about the extra hour it takes me to dress the kids
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