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Thanks on Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Like the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving is a uniquely American tradition. We trace this custom back to our Pilgrim and Indian ancestors, and on this day we not only give...
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Happy Easter!
How do YOU celebrate Easter? Do you go to your church’s sunrise service? Do you visit relatives and have a big holiday dinner together? Do you give or receive Easter baskets filled with treats? Or do...
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Halloween is Coming Again
Note: This post is actually one I wrote in 2013, but now that Halloween is creeping up on us again, it’s fun to remember how it used to be back in the “olden days” when my friends and I went...
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Taking the “Bah, Humbug” Out of Christmas
The Christmas season can be joyous and relaxing, or it can be nerve-wracking and thankless. I had plenty of experience with the latter when I was married to my first husband. In the years we were...
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Christmas Bustle
Now is the time for Christmas bustle, That makes us run and shop and hustle Through local shops and stores and malls, Until every bit of our energy falls Right down through our feet and socks and...
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Post-Christmas
Well, Christmas Day has come and gone And brought us all that we were hoping on— Whether with family, friends or on our own, The Christmas spirit burns bright in hearts and home. The love we feel for...
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Welcome 2017!
Happy New Year, everyone! Although my standing theory is that each day we wake up is a new start to the year, it’s always fun to see the first of the year roll in. I always used to think that it would...
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Happy Easter and the “Magic Eggs”
Happy Easter everyone! When I was growing up, I naturally assumed that a big fluffy bunny was responsible for my Easter basket. But the first Easter I remember was the one with the “magic eggs.” On...
View ArticleDelayed Gratification—A Thing of the Past?
During a heat wave in August, I was in a shopping mall. As I looked around, I became aware of a familiar tune playing in the store. I stopped dead in my tracks when I realized that the song was “*Let...
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No Holiday Sweaters for Me, Please
Love them or hate them, holiday sweaters are here to stay. Each year they seem to be more lurid than the year before. I know people who love having “ugly seasonal sweater” parties; it’s their thing and...
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